The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
A village boy awaits his father's return from the front. Though he doesn't yet know the alphabet, he begins composing letters and enrolls in school early to learn to write. He believes the Moon Witch — a figure from a fairytale — is behind all the misfortunes of war. In his dreams, he battles her on the moon as she casts black letters — death notices — down to Earth...
Ratings
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Key crew
- Bakyt KaragulovDirector
- Ashim DzhakypbekovWriter
Cast
- Izobar DushenalievErkin
- Svetlana Chebodaeva-ChaptikovaAsylkan
- Kapar MedetbekovBurhan
- Aliman DzhangorozovaMarjan
- Koisun KarasartovaWitch
- T. DzhumabekovAnarbay
- Kadyrzhan KydyraliyevKural
- Sh. DzhunushalievSherik
- Sakybek KarabayevShatman
- Ersain TeleubaevTashtanbek
- Zhannat KhudaibergenovaAnapiya
- Baltabay SeitmamytulyAbdrai