An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kyrgyz steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader.
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Cast
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Bolotbek Shamshiyev
Kemel
Nurmukhan Zhanturin
Abakir
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Kalipa
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Kumbolot Dosumbayev
Sheyshen
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Darkul Kuyukova
Aldey
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K. Esenov
Sadabek
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Roza Tabaldiyeva
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Sadykbek Dzhamanov
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Larisa Shepitko Director · Iosif Olshansky Screenplay Irina Povolotskaya Screenplay
First release June 4, 1963 · Produced in Russia · Original title Зной
Production
Kirghizfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Зной
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 4, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
July 31, 1964 · Premiere · All-Union Film Festival
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