After getting expelled from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts for his free-thinking ideas, young artist Kosta Khetagurov returns to his homeland of Iriston, known in Russian as Ossetia. Despite financial troubles and governmental persecution, he tirelessly advocates for the Ossetian people while honing his craft as a poet, playwright, and artist.
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Vladimir Tkhapsayev
Konstantin Levanovich (Kosta) Khetagurov
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Nikolai Volkov St.
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Pavel Kadochnikov
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Mairbek Tsalikov
Tsalikov
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Gavril Taugazov
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Anatoli Abramov
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Sergei Karnovich-Valua
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Vladimir Chebotaryov Director · Roman Fatuev Writer Maksim Tsagarayev Writer
First release October 18, 1959 · Produced in Russia · Original title Сын Иристона
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Lenfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Сын Иристона
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 18, 1959
Premiere · Vladikavkaz, "Druzhba"
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 22, 1959 · Premiere · Moscow, "Kolizey"
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