The Earth is Thirsty

Overview

A lost Turkmen village in the hot sands of the Kara-Kum desert. The villagers, who toil on the parched land, are forced to go on a pilgrimage to Aman-Durdi-bai. But then four Komsomol interns arrive in the village—a Russian, a Ukrainian, a Jew, and a Georgian. The students from the hydro-technical university ask the Turkmen to organize an expedition to the Timur hills, which block access to water in the desert. One of the wealthy villagers, who has an interest in keeping the poor dependent on him for their water supply, opposes this idea.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 26, 1930

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian, Turkmen

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Vostokino

Cast

I. Aksyonov,Y. Agramov,Dmitri Konsovsky,Sergey Sletov,Nikoloz Sanishvili,Kira Andronikashvili

Director

Yuli Raizman

Writer

Sergey Yermolinsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0029816