A young teacher in Russian is promoted school director in a small Gobi village. Upon his arrival, he uses the few available resources to gain the villager’s trust. He makes rapidly new friends, such as the a young post office lady, a tractor driver unable to express his real feelings or a zealous environmental protection inspector who is trying to arrest illegal antelope hunters. One night, the school director recognizes one of the poachers. He will have to take an important decision.
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Dorjpalam Ravjaa Director · Baljinnyam Begz Screenplay Batgerel Dambasuren Editor
First release January 1, 1980 · Produced in Mongolia · Original title Говийн зэрэглээ
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Mongolkino
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Mongolia
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Original title
Говийн зэрэглээ
Original language
Mongolian
Spoken on screen
Mongolian
Release dates
Mongolia · January 1, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
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