The Land of Our Fathers

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The Land of Our Fathers (1966)

Directed by Shaken Aimanov

Drama · 1h 26m

An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors. Travelling across the land with his grandson, they discover the harsh reality of war. And when they finally find the coveted grave, they realise that many brothers-in-arms are buried with the soldier. Every inch of the great homeland becomes the land of our fathers, the land of the ancestors...

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Cast

Yeleubai Umurzakov Grandfather Murat Akhmadiev Bayan
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Viktor Shevtsov Yegor Yuri Pomerantsev Archaeologist Tamara Kokova Sofya Viktor Perevalov Orphan Radner Muratov Circassian
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Yaragi Zubayrayev Lyubov Malinovskaya Amina Umurzakova
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Sholpan Altaybayeva
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B. Rutsinskiy

Crew

Director
Shaken Aimanov
Writer
Olzhas Suleymenov
Director of Photography
Murat Aymanov
Original Music Composer
Erkegali Rakhmadiyev

Details

Original title
Атамекен
Release date
1966-03-01
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Drama
Original language
KK
Spoken languages
Kazakh, Russian
Countries
Soviet Union
Production
Kazakhfilm