When a Woman Saddles a Horse
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When a Woman Saddles a Horse

9.0 / 10 1974 1h 31mNR Russian
DramaHistory

Storyline

Biographical film about Eyne Kuliyeva, who was the first woman to be the head of a local governance in 1920s Soviet Turkmenistan.

Cast & Crew

Maya-Gozel Aimedova

Maya-Gozel Aimedova

Артыкгуль ( voice Инна Выходцева)

Lead
Khodzhan Ovezgelenov

Khodzhan Ovezgelenov

Aleksei Krasnopolskiy

Aleksei Krasnopolskiy

Khodzha Kuli Narliyev

Khodzha Kuli Narliyev

Baba Annanov

Baba Annanov

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Khodzha Kuli Narliyev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. When a Woman Saddles a Horse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker