''The White Ship'' ( ky, Ак кеме, russian: Белый пароход, Belyy parokhod) is a 1976 Soviet
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Bolotbek Shamshiyev
Bolotbek Shamshiyev (12 January 1941 – 21 December 2019) was a Kyrgyz film director and screenwriter. He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988. His 1976 film '' The White Ship'' was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Fes ...
. It was entered into the
26th Berlin International Film Festival
The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' directed by Robert Altman.
The Japan ...
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Plot
In a
primeval forest
An old-growth forestalso termed primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forestis a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological featur ...
cut off from the rest of the world, a seven-year-old boy and six adults are living. The boy is isolated and lonesome. A connoisseur of folk tales, old Maumoon serves as a substitute for his parents. A world of tales and beautiful legends as perceived by the impressionable child prone to fantastic perception of reality, conflicts with the harsh existence of adults engrossed into their own problems.
Cast
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Nurgazy Sydygaliyev as Boy
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Sabira Kumushaliyeva
Sabira Kumushaliyeva ( ky, Сабира Күмүшалиева) (March 19, 1917 – September 15, 2007) was a Kyrgyzstani actress of the Soviet Union, Soviet era.
Biography
Kumushaliyeva was born in the village of Tokoldosh, which is today part o ...
as Grandma
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Orozbek Kutmanaliyev as Uncle Orozkul
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Aiturgan Temirova as Gyuldzhamal
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Asankul Kuttubayev as Momun
References
External links
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1976 films
1976 drama films
1970s Russian-language films
Soviet drama films
Russian drama films
Films directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev
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