Denis Engel

1919, fragments of the Qing Empire. A young Red Army soldier leads a Tuvan arat into the city to be shot because he helped a small detachment of Cossacks escape from encirclement. But a seemingly simple task does not go according to plan and along the way the heroes have to go through many tests.

First screen adaptation of the Tyvan classic. Film is based on the Stepan Saryg-oola's book "Аңгыр-оолдуң тоожузу" and shows world of the feudal Tyva through the child's eyes. Story is about the difficult fate of a boy, who went through the mother's death, poverty and famine. Movie helps to understand Tyvan culture and lifestyle.