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When the Whales Leave

19820.0 / 1078 min
Romance, TV Movie, Fantasy, Drama, History

Overview

Poetic tale of love between of the hunter Gilgil and his beautiful wife Tintin, told through the Chukchi myth imagery.

Cast

Gulzhan Aspetova

Gulzhan Aspetova

Nau, the eternal woman

Svetlana Khiltukhina

Svetlana Khiltukhina

Tintin/Young Nau

Makil Kulanbayev

Makil Kulanbayev

Reu

Valeriy Pya

Valeriy Pya

Young Reu

Akyl Kulambayev

Akyl Kulambayev

Reu

Nurkanat Zhakypbay

Nurkanat Zhakypbay

Armol

Bolot Beyshenaliev

Bolot Beyshenaliev

Vetly

Alexander Korshunov

Alexander Korshunov

Gilgil

Andrey Martynov

Andrey Martynov

Narrator

Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya

Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya

(Vocals)

Zhanna Bichevskaya

Zhanna Bichevskaya

(Vocals)

Crew

Anatoli Nitochkin

Anatoli Nitochkin

Director

Yuri Rytkheu

Yuri Rytkheu

Book

Yuri Rytkheu

Yuri Rytkheu

Writer

Lyudmila Krylova

Lyudmila Krylova

Editor

Eduard Artemyev

Eduard Artemyev

Original Music Composer

Vladimir Brusin

Vladimir Brusin

Director of Photography