The Moon Witch

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...

Director: Bakyt Karagulov

Cast: Izobar Dushenaliev, Svetlana Chebodaeva-Chaptikova, Kapar Medetbekov, Aliman Dzhangorozova, Koisun Karasartova, T. Dzhumabekov, Kadyrzhan Kydyraliyev, Sh. Dzhunushaliev

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