A village boy awaits his father's return from the front. Though he doesn't yet know the alphabet, he begins composing letters and enrolls in school early to learn to write. He believes the Moon Witch — a figure from a fairytale — is behind all the misfortunes of war. In his dreams, he battles her on the moon as she casts black letters — death notices — down to Earth...
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Cast
Izobar Dushenaliev
Erkin
Svetlana Chebodaeva-Chaptikova
Asylkan
Kapar Medetbekov
Burhan
Aliman Dzhangorozova
Marjan
Koisun Karasartova
Witch
T. Dzhumabekov
Anarbay
Kadyrzhan Kydyraliyev
Kural
Sh. Dzhunushaliev
Sherik
Sakybek Karabayev
Shatman
Ersain Teleubaev
Tashtanbek
Zhannat Khudaibergenova
Anapiya
Baltabay Seitmamytuly
Abdrai
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