The First Teacher

The First Teacher (1965) is a drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky rated 5.5/10.

In 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.

Cast

Bolot Beyshenaliev

Dyuyshen, the school teacher

Natalya Arinbasarova

Altynai

Idris Nogajbayev

Narmagambet

Darkul Kuyukova

Koltynay

Kirey Zharkimbayev

Kartynbay

Klara Yusupzhanova

Asanbek Kydyrnazarov

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

Iskender Ryskulov

Medel Maniyazov

Dzhumash Sydykbekova

Kaliycha Rysmendieva