I Don’t Want to Be a Passerby (1987)
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.
Director: Ovez Erekov
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Batyr Kurbanov as Байрам Овезов |
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Rayisa Nedashkivska as Айсолтан |
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Oraz Amangeldyyev as Сахат |
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B. Mollayev as Клыч |
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I. Andrushenko as Василь |
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Yusup Kuliyev as Сары |
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Lilianna Sidorenko as Шура |
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Oraz Cherkezov as Кадыр-Уста |
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Chary Berdiyev as Шарип Гарипович |
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Annamurad Berdyev as Мурад Зынхарович |
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Orazmurad Gummadov as дядя Максуд |
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Muhammed Cherkezov as дед Байрама |
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Aisaltan Berdyeva as бабушка Байрама |
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Antonina Rustamova as эпизод |
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Mulkoman Orazov as Ходжаев |
| Directing | Ovez Erekov | Director |
| Writing | Eduard Tropinin | Writer |
| Camera | Batyr Atayev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Atha Charyev | Music |
| Art | Huseyn Huseynov | Production Design |
| Writing | Nariman Dzumayev | Author |