There is a civil war in Central Asia. Bai-rapist kills the whole family of a Turkmen young man, the shepherd Chara Esenov. The surviving Chara, avenging the scolded honor of her young sister, single-handedly pursues Shamurad Khan, the head of the local Basmachi gang. Acquaintance with the Red Army soldier clarifies the meaning of the fight to the hero of the film, he adjoins the Red Guard, opposing the Basmachi, and, giving up personal revenge, once leads Shamurad into a detachment for a legal trial ...
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Cast
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Dagun Omaev
Chary Esenov
Also in
Main Day
Captive
Bimbulat Vatayev
Shamurad-Khan
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Hasan Arbakesh
Roads of Fire
Gennadiy Nilov
Comissar
Known for
Three Plus Two
Leonhard Merzin
Peltin
Also in
Race of the Century
Spring
Larisa Umarova
Also in
Main Day
Her Name Is Spring
Baba Annanov
Rakhimov
Also in
Capture
A Person Changes Skin
Lyudmila Singatulina
Bibitach
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Talgat Nigmatulin
Tagan
Also in
Pirates of the 20th Century
Confrontation
Nikolai Godovikov
Known for
The White Sun of the Desert
Iskander Khamrayev Director · Sergei Potepalov Writer Aleksandr Chechulin Cinematographer
First release August 6, 1973 · Produced in Russia · Original title В чёрных песках
Production
Lenfilm
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Russia
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Original title
В чёрных песках
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 6, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
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