Turksib

Turksib

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 12, 1986

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

На перевале

Production Companies

Kazakhfilm

Director

Kadyr Zhetpisbay

Description

The year is 1929. The construction of a railway connecting Central Asia and Siberia is in full swing in Kazakhstan. This highway threatens the age-old way of life of the inhabitants of the steppe, where gangs of Basmachi still operate. The heroes of the film are the chief engineer of the Dzhungarov construction site and an elder of a large family, bai Sarybura. The fate of both is developing dramatically, both, each in their own way, are interested in the early completion of the Turksib.