White Mountains
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White Mountains

5.5 / 10• 1964• 1h 3m•NR• Russian
DramaHistory

Storyline

Mukash is chased by officials, learns of the devastation of war from a blind woman and helps her daughter to freedom beyond the river crossing, he, having to choose a tragic solution.

Cast & Crew

SK

Shaarbek Kobaganov

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Lead
AA

A. Abayeva

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Baken Kydykeyeva

Baken Kydykeyeva

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MR

Muratbek Ryskulov

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Bolot Beyshenaliev

Bolot Beyshenaliev

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Vyacheslav Zharikov

Vyacheslav Zharikov

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KR

Kaliycha Rysmendieva

Grandmother

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

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What People Are Saying

3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Melis Ubukeyev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. White Mountains is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker