Sayakbay

In 1957, Chinghiz Aitmatov, a young Kyrgyz student from the Moscow Literature Institute, destined to become one of the great writers of our time, arrives at a Kyrgyz village to receive the blessing of Sayakbay Karalayev, the famous narrator of the epic poem Manas. Looking back upon his life, Sayakbay recalls a number of historical events which took place throughout Kyrgyz and Soviet history.

• Release date
• August 31, 2017
• Runtime
• 122 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Ernest Abdyjaparov

Cast

M

Marat Janteliev

E

Eldar Aitmatov Baktybek Nurmat uulu

U

Umot Doolotov

T

Tynara Abdrazaeva