The Moon Witch

Overview

A village boy awaits his father's return from the front. Though he doesn't yet know the alphabet, he begins composing letters and enrolls in school early to learn to write. He believes the Moon Witch — a figure from a fairytale — is behind all the misfortunes of war. In his dreams, he battles her on the moon as she casts black letters — death notices — down to Earth...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1985

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Production

Kirghizfilm

Cast

Svetlana Chebodaeva-Chaptikova,A. Mamatkazieva,Aliman Dzhangorozova,T. Dzhumabekov,Gul'nara Rahimbaeva,Baltabay Seitmamytuly,Sh. Dzhunushaliev,Latifa Kalenderova,Kapar Medetbekov,Seitkazy Andabekovand 11 more

Director

Bakyt Karagulov

Writer

Ashim Dzhakypbekov

Cinematography

Manasbek Musayev

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0264814