Worship the Fire
First aired on Dec 25, 1972
Runtime: 87 mins
80%
Genres: Drama, History
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.
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Featured Crew
Kadyrzhan Kydyraliyev | Director of Photography
Tolomush Okeev | Director
Tolomush Okeev | Writer
Kazbek Zhusupov | Production Design
Tashtan Ermatov | Original Music Composer
Rakiya Shershenova | Editor