02 Mar 1983
Sans Soleil
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
Melodies of the mountains
Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people
Top Billed Cast
Lyubov Barakhoeva Self
Khadiza Akhilgova Self
Zaira Akhloeva Self
Hava Yandieva Self
Ruslan Zangiev Self
Raya Evloeva Self
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