

The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.

Makhmud Esambayev
Mahmud
Lead
Vladimir Tkhapsayev
Alisultan

Leila Abashidze
Doghmara

Munavvar Kalantarli
Sonu
Alvi Deniev
Abdullah

Konstantin Bartashevich
Pavlov

Olga Zhizneva
Vera Pavlovna

Adil Isgandarov
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tofig Taghizadeh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Labour and Rose is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”