Credited cast: | |||
Bolot Beyshenaliev | ... | The school teacher Dyuyshen | |
Natalya Arinbasarova | ... | Altynay | |
Idris Nogajbayev | ... | Narmagambet (as Idris Nogoybayev) | |
Darkul Kuyukova | ... | Koltynay | |
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M. Kyshtobaev | ||
Kirey Zharkimbayev | ... | Kartynbay (as K. Zharkimbayev) | |
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K. Rysmendiyeva | ||
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Asanbek Kydyrnazarov | ... | (as A. Kydyrnazarov) |
Sovetbek Dzhumadylov | ... | (as S. Dzhumadylov) | |
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N. Chokubayev | ||
Iskender Ryskulov | ... | (as I. Ryskulov) | |
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Medel Maniyazov | ... | (as M. Maniyazov) |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Z. Asankulov | ||
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A. Aytaliev | ||
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A. Berdybayev |
Soviet Union, near the Chinese border, 1923. A stranger has just come in this little country village. He is a teacher, sent by the Communist Party to teach the ignorant masses. But the countrymen are to help him, and even to let their children go and "sleep" at school instead of giving a hand. There is only, Altynai, an orphan, to seem fascinated by the teacher and his knowledge. Written by Yepok
sure, it is not the right word about this film. but it could be a reasonable one. because the film must be discovered in the political context of its birth. as a form of fight against political command. as a touching story about a teacher, a community and a mission. a simple story about evolution of a man looking for the right manner to change the others. and to define himself. short, one of the films about small realities. about fears and errors and need to build the sense of the presence in middle of people. story of the first teacher in a Kirghiz village. nothing more.