Botagoz

(1958)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1958

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Ефим Арон

Cast: Gulfairus Ismailova, Idris Nogajbayev, Василий Макаров, Радий Афанасьев, Erlik Daulbayev, Нина Гребешкова, Kassymkhan Shanin, Х. Каримов, Асанали Ашимов, Моисей Гольдблат

Plot

A film is based on the novel by a Kazakh writer Sabit Mukanov. It shows Kazakhstan in 1916-1917 and how people reacted to tough times, the World War I and the ideas of the revolution and Bolshevism. Botagoz is a girl who never stopped believing in justice, despite numerous trials. She performed a heroic act and contributed to the battle against the White Guardsmen (Belogvardeytsi)