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Release Year1961
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorShaken Aimanov
WritersShaken Aimanov, Maro Yerzinkyan
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsSong Calls
About Song Calls
In the center of the plot of the film is the fate of a young girl Aigul. She works well in the collective farm fields, acts as a leader of the youth, dreams of creating her own folk theater in her native collective farm. The famous singer Dosai Nurlanov, by a misunderstanding, gets into the "Singing village" (this is the playful name of the collective farm) and becomes a witness to the growing culture of the village. This inspires him to become the head of the people's theater...
Directed by Shaken Aimanov, Song Calls leans on a strong ensemble — Saifullah Telgarayev, Yevgeni Popov, Raisa Mukhamedyarova — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1961.
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