In post-Civil War 1923, a young Red Army veteran is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.
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Emotional • Intimate • Poignant
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Cozy Evening
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A deeply emotional narrative with character-driven plots. The First Teacher explores human relationships and struggles with stellar acting performances.
Bolot Beyshenaliev
Dyuyshen, the school teacher
Natalya Arinbasarova
Altynai
Idris Nogajbayev
Narmagambet
Darkul Kuyukova
Koltynay
Kirey Zharkimbayev
Kartynbay
Klara Yusupzhanova
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Asanbek Kydyrnazarov
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Sovetbek Dzhumadylov
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Iskender Ryskulov
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Medel Maniyazov
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Dzhumash Sydykbekova
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Kaliycha Rysmendieva
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Nasreddin Dubashev
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Baken Kydykeyeva
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Roza Tabaldiyeva
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Oct 31, 1965
1h 40m
Russian
Soviet Union
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