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Release Year1987
Runtime1h 06m
LanguageRU
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, TV Movie
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DirectorOvez Erekov
WritersEduard Tropinin
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsI Don’t Want to Be a Passerby
About I Don’t Want to Be a Passerby
After finishing eight grades at a school in Ashgabat, Bayram Ovezov, against his mother’s wishes, decides to return to the mining town of Gaurdak, where his grandfather lives and where his father once worked. Bayram enrolls in a vocational school to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a miner.
Directed by Ovez Erekov, I Don’t Want to Be a Passerby leans on a strong ensemble — Batyr Kurbanov, Rayisa Nedashkivska, Oraz Amangeldyyev — 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 romance titles of 1987.
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