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Story takes place in Kyrgyzstan during the first years of Soviet era, not long after the end of the Civil war. Duishen, a former Red Army soldier, is sent by the Komsomol to a small village to teach the local children. However he soon finds that his patriotism and eagerness to bring about progress have to compete with a way of life whose roots go back centuries... (Moscow International Film Festival)