Worship the Fire

Worship the Fire — Plot

Kyrgyzstan, the 1920s. In a remote mountain village, against the will of the local elites and in defiance of centuries-old traditions, a woman—Urkuya Salieva—is elected chair of the agricultural cooperative. Salieva is determined to build a new life with an uncompromising resolve against anyone who would obstruct the poor, a stance unusual for a woman.

• Release date
• December 25, 1972
• Runtime
• 87 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Tolomush Okeev

Worship the Fire — Cast

Tattybyubyu Tursunbayeva Urkuya Saliyeva

I

Iskender Ryskulov Kolsozh

S

Sabira Kumushaliyeva Bubukan Suimenkul Chokmorov Utur-Usta Bolot Beyshenaliev Azizov

M

Muratbek Ryskulov Azhi

A

Asanbek Kydyrnazarov Smaly Sovetbek Dzhumadylov Moydunov