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Great Spirit

· 100 min · Not rated

Documentary · History · Music

Documentary video journey in search of the missing Tatar poet Rahim Sattar. The path from the present to the past runs through a polylogue of experts, folk music, works by contemporary artists, musical and creative interpretation of poems by Rahim Sattar and unique archival newsreels shot at the dawn of cinema.

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Directors
Didar Orazov
Production companies
Gorizont Films
Countries
Russia
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Released

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