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When the Whales Leave
When the Whales Leave
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When the Whales Leave

Original Title: Когда уходят киты

1982
1h 18m
Romance
TV Movie
Fantasy

Status

Released

Release

1982

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

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

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Mar 19, 1982
Languages
Russian
Director
Anatoli Nitochkin
Anatoli Nitochkin
Production
Ekran
Ekran
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

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

(Vocals)

Zhanna Bichevskaya

Zhanna Bichevskaya

(Vocals)

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