We Must Love (1973)
The film tells about the people who built a full-flowing river in the very heart of the Black Desert — the Karakum Canal, linking the waters of the Amu Darya and the Caspian Sea. Life and work in the desert are far from easy, yet the film focuses not on the harshness of everyday life but on the moral atmosphere within the working collective.
Director: Mukhamed Soyunkhanov
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Mered Atakhanov as Soyun-aga |
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Tanrykuli Seitkuliyev as Mervan |
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Alla Tumanian as Jemal |
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Khodzha Durdy Narliyev as Ashir |
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Rayisa Nedashkivska as Ayna |
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Dzheren Ishankuliyeva as Gerek |
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Baba Annanov as Nepes Saryevich |
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Anatoly Vedyonkin as Viktor Orlov |
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Н. Мередов as Shamil |
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Antonina Rustamova as Shirin |
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Shukur Kuliyev as nurse |
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Лидия Котовщикова as aunt Pasha |
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Suraý Myradowa as Shirin's mom |
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Vladimir Krasnopolskiy as Egor |
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Ata Dovletov as episode |
| Directing | Mukhamed Soyunkhanov | Director |
| Writing | Ajdar Ibrahimov | Writer |
| Writing | Margarita Maleyeva | Writer |
| Camera | Anatoliy Ivanov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Uzmaan Saparov | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Murad Atayev | Music |
| Art | Aleksey Fil | Production Design |
