The First Teacher

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In post-Civil War 1923, Dyuishen, a young Red Army veteran, is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.

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Creators

Andrei Konchalovsky

director

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Boris Dobrodeev

writer

Andrei Konchalovsky

writer

Chinghiz Aitmatov

writer

Andrei Tarkovsky

writer

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N. Rudakova

writer

Cast

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Bolot Beyshenaliev actor

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Natalya Arinbasarova actor

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Idris Nogajbayev actor Darkul Kuyukova actor

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Kirey Zharkimbayev actor

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Klara Yusupzhanova actor

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Asanbek Kydyrnazarov actor

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Sovetbek Dzhumadylov actor

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Iskender Ryskulov actor

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Medel Maniyazov actor

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Dzhumash Sydykbekova actor

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Kaliycha Rysmendieva actor

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Nasreddin Dubashev actor Baken Kydykeyeva actor

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Roza Tabaldiyeva actor