
Acting
Sovetbek Dzhumadylov
Born — Died
1932-12-05 — 2001-03-21
Place of birth
Tepke, Kirghiz ASSR, USSR (Ak-Suu District, Issyk Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan)
Known for
Acting
Credits
48 titles
Known for
7.9A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
Dersu Uzala
1975
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Roads of Fire
1979
5.5In post-Civil War 1923, a young Red Army veteran is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.
The First Teacher
1965
NRAlthough they used to be a couple, time has changed everything for Alym and Salima. Seeing how happy she is without him, Alym realizes he might be a failure.
Three Days in July
1978
8.8A poetic cinematic legend based on an ancient Kyrgyz folk tale. The film tells the tragic story of the all-conquering love between the beautiful Ak Moor and a simple young man named Bolot, who dared to challenge cruel feudal customs, social injustice, and the will of a wealthy nobleman.
Ak Möör
1969
6.4About the Kirghiz aristocracy's attempt to battle the influx of Russian merchants in pre-Revolution days.
Gunshot at the Mountain Pass
1968
Film credits
1990s · 4 titles
8.0Repak does not get tired of chasing the ghost of a romantic life, although reality proves to him every time that such a life does not exist for him. The fate of the Rappak traces the fate of a whole generation who have not found their place in people's lives.
Hamlet from Suzak
1990
NRFollows the party worker who gave up his own child, and a young woman who left her baby in the garbage. After 19 years, it can be seen that the same boy and his mother are living together in a drug dispensary.
Anomaly
1992
8.0The story of young accordionist who lives in a small post-war village on the south of Soviet Kazakhstan.
The Biography of a Young Accordian Player
1994
NRAbout the great akyn of the Kazakh steppes of Dzhambul (1846-1945).
Youth of Dzhambul
1996
1980s · 12 titles
7.0The plot is based on events that took place during the severe drought of the early 1970s at the construction of the Toktogul Hydroelectric Power Station. The commissioning of the station's first phase was complicated by the fact that the water needed to start it was also desperately needed by the parched fields. There were many debates (with both personal and professional ambitions involved), and in the end, the problem was solved purely mathematically—rather than by agricultural engineering: salty water from the Kyrgyz Sea was diverted to the fields, while clean mountain river water was directed to the first turbines.
I Do Not Allow the Catastrophe
1985
7.5In August 1945 Soviet agent Kasym-khan Chadiyarov (Asanali Ashimov) works undercover in Manchuria, impersonating a Japanese businessman Ishijima. His mission is to prepare forthcoming Soviet operations against the Japanese Kwantung Army.
Manchurian Variant
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Shelter for Majors
1988
4.0After a serious conflict with the editor of a local newspaper, journalist Temir Ataev began working as a teacher at a boarding school for children of shepherds. The first difficulties did not frighten Temir. Captivated by his new work, Ataev was able to win over the children, who were mostly from disadvantaged families, and restore order in the teaching staff.
Amateur
1987
9.0Kalman, released from the colony under an amnesty, turns out to be the only one who comes to the aid of a woman whose child was kidnapped...
Plot
1989
NRFilm adaptation of the Kyrgyz folk legend of Raimaly-aga, based on Chingiz Aitmatov's interpretation from his “The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years.”
Epic of Love
1984
NRAfter a brave young man disobeys the authorities by refusing to abandon his father, the old man covertly helps him by using his wisdom and wit.
How a Son Saved His Father
1984
9.0A team of rescue workers do what they can in the desperate situation left by an earthquake in the Kyrgyz mountains.
Men Without Women
1981
7.0Sultanmurat is a 14 year old boy who lives in a small Kyrgyz village. All the men have gone off to war so he is left alone to tend to the horses who are weak with hunger.
Early Cranes
1980
No synopsis available yet.
The First
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Provincial Romance
1981
NRAfter a serious car accident, Kaysar, a driver, has his license suspended for five years and takes a job as a gamekeeper. A gang of local poachers tries to make a deal with him, but Kaysar proves incorruptible. Unable to catch them red-handed right away, he wins their trust, organizes a staged hunt, tips off the militia, and finally brings the criminals to justice.
Серебряный рог Ала-Тау
1980
1970s · 19 titles
7.9A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
Dersu Uzala
1975
NRAlthough they used to be a couple, time has changed everything for Alym and Salima. Seeing how happy she is without him, Alym realizes he might be a failure.
Three Days in July
1978
Film made for Kyrgyz television
Zhili-byli...
1974
8.0Kyrgyzstan, the 1920s. In a remote mountain village, against the will of the local elites and in defiance of centuries-old traditions, a woman—Urkuya Salieva—is elected chair of the agricultural cooperative. Salieva is determined to build a new life with an uncompromising resolve against anyone who would obstruct the poor, a stance unusual for a woman.
Worship the Fire
1972
NROnce in a war movie, Avalbek "recognized" his father in a soldier walking with a grenade at a fascist tank. And no one dared to disabuse the boy of this.
Little Soldier
1975
NRThe film is based on the play of the same name by the national poet of Bashkortostan Mustai Karim. The events of the film take place in the XVII century. Drama from the history of the Bashkir people.
On the Night of Lunar Eclipse
1978
NRThe small village "Besh-Kempir" is to be relocated — a reservoir is to flood this area. And although the people are somewhat apprehensive about the relocation, they imagine how they will live as a community on a single street
Көчө
1972
NRAbout the purpose of man on earth, about man's awareness of the need to fight for his happiness.
The Tale of the Man, the Wheel and the Plane Tree
1976
NRKyrgyzstan of the 19th century. For his audacity, the rich Tyulkubek enslaves the poor young Kanybek. Kanybek runs into the mountains...
Kanybek
1978
9.0Directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev, the movie shows Kyrgyzstan under early Soviet rule; and tells us about opium contrabanda across the border.
Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul
1971
NRThe death of their exceptional father shakes the Shatmanov family to its core, forcing them to reflect on the past and future. Erkin, who has built a life in Moscow, faces criticism from relatives who see him as having betrayed his roots. Yet his love and work keep him tied to the city. This film delves into the inner struggles of a modern man torn between duty and belonging.
The Apple of My Eye
1976
NRIlyas loves driving through difficult mountain routes. It is here, in the mountains, that he meets Asel, falling in love at first sight. Since she is betrothed to another, the two decide to elope.
I am Tian Shan
1973
NRThe first post-revolutionary years in Kazakhstan, the period of formation of Soviet power. More than once, the bandits tried to deal with the singer of the people, the poet Erken, but could not silence him. It seemed that the earth itself kept him safe — he found shelter and help in the homes of the poor, escaped from prison, on the instructions of the Bolshevik committee, under the guise of a tramp, made his way to the south, explaining everywhere the advantages of Soviet power for the people. Erken carried his love for Aklima through his whole life. Having met her once in one of the villages, he could not forget a young woman whose fate was tragic.
Once and for a Lifetime
1977
NRAbout an awkward and absent-minded boy Kubanyshbek, who only saw himself brave and strong in his dreams. But after spending the summer at his uncle’s place on Issyk-Kul, he grew stronger, matured, and was finally able to stand up for himself.
Four-Eyes
1972
The parable of a simple watering Bot, who discovered the gift of an artist. Real creativity brings its own joys and its own torments...
Gift
1974
NRAsan works as a bulldozer operator on a road construction project. One day, during an explosion, he saves the geologist Krista from certain death...
The Falls
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
At the Old Mill
1972
10.0Ulan follows a sailor whose marriage disintegrates and longs for his younger days on horseback
Ulan
1977
NRAdyl Sultanov is accused of involvement in a department store robbery case. The hero, confident in his innocence, nevertheless does not immediately trust the young lawyer and for some time loses hope, but soon begins to understand that he is under the protection of a principled professional who will certainly restore justice.
The Trial
1979
1960s · 11 titles
5.5In post-Civil War 1923, a young Red Army veteran is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.
The First Teacher
1965
8.8A poetic cinematic legend based on an ancient Kyrgyz folk tale. The film tells the tragic story of the all-conquering love between the beautiful Ak Moor and a simple young man named Bolot, who dared to challenge cruel feudal customs, social injustice, and the will of a wealthy nobleman.
Ak Möör
1969
6.4About the Kirghiz aristocracy's attempt to battle the influx of Russian merchants in pre-Revolution days.
Gunshot at the Mountain Pass
1968
About the relationship of two front-line friends who failed to find common ground during the rebuilding of a village in the post-war years.
Everyone Has Their Own Path
1965
5.5Mukash is chased by officials, learns of the devastation of war from a blind woman and helps her daughter to freedom beyond the river crossing, he, having to choose a tragic solution.
White Mountains
1966
6.6The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.
Goodbye, Gyulsary!
1969
No synopsis available yet.
Алымкан
1966
6.4In a remote Kyrgyz village, a mother navigates daily life as her family is drawn into the upheaval of World War II. Left behind to tend the land and hold her household together, she clings to hope amid growing uncertainty. As seasons pass, the quiet weight of absence and memory shapes her world. A deeply personal story of endurance, Mother’s Field captures the emotional cost of war from the perspective of those who wait.
Mother's Field
1968
6.8Bakai is an old shepherd who lives in the country while his children have long grown accustomed to life in the city. When his youngest son pays him a visit, Bakai wants him to stay and help with the rigors of rural living.
The Skies of Our Childhood
1966
NRThe end of the 1920s — the beginning of the 1930s in Kyrgyzstan. Parts of the Red Army are waging an uncompromising struggle with basmachi in Central Asia. The film tells about the formation of the character of the young Kyrgyz hunter Djura, who found himself in a swirling whirlpool of revolutionary events that swept the Pamirs. It shows the hard way from a simple young hunter, entangled in centuries of prejudice, to a conscious, seasoned in many battles with the Basmachi mature fighter, who believed in the great ideas of the revolution.
Dzhura
1964
NRIn 1920s' Kyrgyzstan, the lives of three people intertwine over the course of a fateful night.
The Prayer
1965

