Premiere
8
Dec1958
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Synopsis
Botagoz (1958) is a Soviet historical drama you can watch online on iFILM — adapted from the novel by Kazakh writer Sabit Mukanov, directed by Yefim Aron.
Kazakhstan, 1916 to 1917. The country is caught between a world war, a collapsing tsarist order, and the first sparks of revolution. In the middle of it all stands Botagoz, a young woman from the steppe with no army rank and no political title — only a stubborn belief that things can be made right. That belief leads her to act at a moment when the outcome of a battle hangs in the balance.
With Gulfairus Ismailova in the title role, the film stands apart from typical Soviet heroic cinema: quiet, focused on a single person rather than an ideology. Stream Botagoz online on iFILM.
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