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The Girl from Tyan-Shan

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1960 | 70 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

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Who'll love it
A natural pick for animal lovers and people who like stories about real, flawed people. An animal steals a fair few scenes.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 10 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

A love story of young Altynay and young Asake. Having graduated from the college, Altynay returns to his native collective farm in the Tyan-Shan highlands. Lovers are going to get married. Ashirbay, Asake’s father, is planning a wedding as soon as his son heads the collective farm. But unexpectedly, Altynay is elected as chairman. The girl, contrary to the ancient customs of the highlands, vigorously takes up business. She does a lot of good deeds within a short period of time. Everyone began to respect the young chairman. Only Ashirbay harbors a grudge. And once, when in a blizzard he overtook a flock of sheep, he decided to lead the sheep to the abyss. Asake, accompanying his father, saves the collective farm flocks of sheep, and he perishes...

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Cast & crew

Directed by Aleksei Ochkin

  • Jamal SeidakmatovaAltynay
  • Dzhumash SydykbekovaAysha
  • Baky AmuraliyevAsake
  • A. AybashevChaki
  • Kasymaly DzhantoshevFather
  • Muratbek RyskulovAshirbay
  • Aliman DzhangorozovaAltynay's mother
  • Asanbek UmuraliyevGeologist Musa
  • Abdy Ibraimovgeologist