The First Teacher backdrop
The First Teacher poster

Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
5.3/10
Release1965
Runtime1h 42m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
Mosfilm
Kirghizfilm
Movie

The First Teacher

1965
1h 42m
5.3
Drama

Synopsis

Dyuishen is assigned to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Central Asia by the Young Communist League after he is discharged from the Red Army. It is 1923 and the Civil war has ended. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing the Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders did not allow children to go to school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain. When the school is burned down, the majestic poplar trees that are a source of local pride are cut down to rebuild the new structure.

Similar Movies