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Early Cranes

7.019801h 30mMovieDrama

Sultanmurat is a 14 year old boy who lives in a small Kyrgyz village. All the men have gone off to war so he is left alone to tend to the horses who are weak with hunger.

DirectorBolotbek Shamshiyev
WritersBolotbek Shamshiyev·Chinghiz Aitmatov

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Cast · Directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev

EBEmil Boronchiyev
Emil Boronchiyev
Sultanmurat
SCSuimenkul Chokmorov
Suimenkul Chokmorov
Otets
GA
Gulsara Adzhibekova
Maty
HA
Hasan Abdraimov
Adzhimurat
SS
Suyutai Shamshiyeva
Sestra
AA
Altynai Abdiyeva
Sestra
AKAkyl Kulambayev
Akyl Kulambayev
Predsedatel
BK
Baydalda Kaltayev
Chekish
SDSadykbek Dzhamanov
Sadykbek Dzhamanov
Dzhumaly
NK
Nurgul Kendirbayeva
Myrzagul
TD
Talgat Dzhamanakov
Erkinbek
MK
Mars Kutmanaliyev
Anatay

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Early Cranes hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 7, 1980. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.