Heat (1963)
An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kyrgyz steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader.
Director:
Larisa Shepitko
Writers:
Iosif Olshansky, Larisa Shepitko, Irina Povolotskaya.
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Bolotbek Shamshiyev as Kemel |
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Nurmukhan Zhanturin as Abakir |
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Klara Yusupzhanova as Kalipa |
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Kumbolot Dosumbayev as Sheyshen |
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Darkul Kuyukova as Aldey |
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K. Esenov as Sadabek |
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Roza Tabaldiyeva as Girl |
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Sadykbek Dzhamanov as Dzhumash |
| Directing | Larisa Shepitko | Director |
| Editing | Lev Felonov | Editor |
| Sound | Roman Ledenyov | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Iosif Olshansky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Larisa Shepitko | Screenplay |
| Writing | Chinghiz Aitmatov | Novel |
| Art | Aleksey Makarov | Production Design |
| Writing | Irina Povolotskaya | Screenplay |
| Camera | Vladimir Arkhangelskiy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Yuri Sokol | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ilya Nusinov | Dialogue |
| Writing | Semyon Lungin | Dialogue |
| Sound | Tolomush Okeev | Sound Director |
| Sound | Yuri Shein | Sound Director |
| Writing | Z. Kosyakova | Script Editor |
| Camera | V. Bogolyubov | Camera Operator |
| Directing | A. Kirgizbaev | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Musa Abdiyev | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | V. Belyakova | Makeup & Hair |
| Visual Effects | Viktor Osennikov | VFX Director of Photography |
| Production | E. Netsvetaev | Producer |
| Camera | Vladimir Kotov | Camera Operator |