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When the Whales Leave

Anatoli Nitochkin

1982 • 1h 18m

Poetic tale of love between of the hunter Gilgil and his beautiful wife Tintin, told through the Chukchi myth imagery.

When the Whales Leave

Cast

Gulzhan Aspetova

Gulzhan AspetovaNau, the eternal woman

Svetlana Khiltukhina

Svetlana KhiltukhinaTintin/Young Nau

Makil Kulanbayev

Makil KulanbayevReu

Valeriy Pya

Valeriy PyaYoung Reu

Akyl Kulambayev

Akyl KulambayevReu

Nurkanat Zhakypbay

Nurkanat ZhakypbayArmol

Bolot Beyshenaliev

Bolot BeyshenalievVetly

Alexander Korshunov

Alexander KorshunovGilgil

Andrey Martynov

Andrey MartynovNarrator

Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya(Vocals)

Zhanna Bichevskaya

Zhanna Bichevskaya(Vocals)

Crew

Anatoli Nitochkin

Anatoli NitochkinDirector

Yuri Rytkheu

Yuri RytkheuWriter

Eduard Artemyev

Eduard ArtemyevOriginal Music Composer

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