The Moon Witch

(1985)

★ 9 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1985

Runtime: 62 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Бакыт Карагулов

Cast: Изобар Дуйшеналиев, Svetlana Chebodaeva-Chaptikova, Капар Медетбеков, Алиман Джангорозова, Koisun Karasartova, T. Dzhumabekov, Кадыржан Кыдыралиев, Sh. Dzhunushaliev, Сакыбек Карабаев, Ерсаин Телеубаев

Plot

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...