When the Whales Leave
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Poetic tale of love between of the hunter Gilgil and his beautiful wife Tintin, told through the Chukchi myth imagery.
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Cast
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Gulzhan Aspetova
Nau, the eternal woman
Also in
Fear of the Ninth Son, Oh Enemy
Forest Ballad
Svetlana Khiltukhina
Tintin/Young Nau
Also in
The Sannikov Land
White Shaman
Makil Kulanbayev
Reu
Also in
Ermak
Alpamys Goes to School
Valeriy Pya
Young Reu
No other roles listed
Akyl Kulambayev
Reu
Also in
Early Cranes
White Shaman
Nurkanat Zhakypbay
Armol
Also in
Shok and Sher
Earthly Affairs
Bolot Beyshenaliev
Vetly
Known for
Andrei Rublev
The Red and the White
Alexander Korshunov
Gilgil
Known for
The Fool
Fortress of War
Andrey Martynov
Narrator
Known for
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya
(Vocals)
Also in
Pif-paf, oy-oy-oy!
Blue Ball
Zhanna Bichevskaya
(Vocals)
Also in
Take Me With You
Street Fantasy
Anatoli Nitochkin Director · Yuri Rytkheu Writer Eduard Artemyev Composer
First release March 19, 1982 · Produced in Russia · Original title Когда уходят киты
Production
Ekran
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Когда уходят киты
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 19, 1982
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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