Worship the Fire

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Kyrgyzstan, the 1920s. In a remote mountain village, against the will of the local elites and in defiance of centuries-old traditions, a woman—Urkuya Salieva—is elected chair of the agricultural cooperative. Salieva is determined to build a new life with an uncompromising resolve against anyone who would obstruct the poor, a stance unusual for a woman.

Screenplay

Tolomush Okeev

Director

Tolomush Okeev

Music

Tashtan Ermatov

Status

Released

Release date

25/12/1972

Original language

Russian