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The White Ship

Name: The White Ship
Released: 1976

Белый пароход

1976

A lonely boy living by Lake Issyk-Kul, steeped in his grandfather's pagan legends and yearning for the father he has never known, escapes into a dream of turning into a fish to reach a distant white ship. A haunting, lyrical drama from Chinghiz Aitmatov's tale.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Kyrgyzstan

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Kyrgyzstan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Kyrgyzstan in the 196 country film challenge.