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Bulat-Batyr

1928

A solemn, slow historical drama of persecution and uprising, heavy with loss and duty.

Directed by
Yuri Tarich
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Vasili Yaroslavtsev, Ada Vojtsik, Ivan Klyukvin
Overview
In a small Tatar village during the traditional holiday of the beginning of plowing, monks appear accompanied by soldiers. Trying to convert the local population to Orthodoxy by force, the monks and soldiers meet a tough rebuff from the locals. The wife of the peasant Bulat dies, and his son Asfan is taken away in an unknown direction.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Yuri Tarich
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Vasili Yaroslavtsev, Ada Vojtsik, Ivan Klyukvin
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • family
    • rebellion
    • betrayal
    • power
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    history, drama
    Directed by
    Yuri Tarich
    Written by
    Natan Zarkhi, Yuri Tarich
    Starring
    Vasili Yaroslavtsev, Ada Vojtsik, Ivan Klyukvin, Nikolai Vitovtov, Ernest Kulganek, Galina Kravchenko, Sergey Borisov, Naum Rogozhin
    Cinematography
    Grigory Giber
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian, Tatar, No Language

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