A film premiered on May 25, 1953.

Also, the film was shot in black and white, but there is the restored color version.

The film tells the story of the life and work of the famous Kazakh poet (akyn) – Zhambyl Zhabayev:

A young poet Zhambyl lives in the vast Kazakh steppes. The famous poet Suyunbai passes a dombyra to his student before his death. Neither flattery, nor gold, nor persecution can make Zhambyl lie in his work. The tsarist government arrested him to stifle the poet’s free voice. The years pass by. A poet is getting older. Zhambyl’s songs are almost inaudible.

The news of the October Revolution gives a new impetus to his work. He goes to Moscow, where he will enjoy the beautiful sights of the capital and write the songs about it. During the difficult days of the Great Patriotic War, Zhambyl sends his son to the front. He calls on his compatriots to strike at the enemy who attacked their homeland. The poet’s (akyn) famous song “Leningraders, my Children” sounds in besieged Leningrad city. Along with his people, the poet celebrates the Victory Day. The same dombyra sounds in his hands again.

Year: 1952

Genre: Biographical drama

Duration: 85 minutes

Film director: Yefim Dzigan

Scriptwriters: Nikolai Pogodin, Abdilda Tazhibayev

Operators: Nikolai Bolshakov, Igor Geleyn

Artists: Vladimir Egorov, Evgeny Aeneas, Isaac Kaplan

Composers: Nikolai Kryukov, Mukan Tulebayev

Sound engineer: E. Nesterov

Cast: Shaken Aimanov, Kurmanbek Zhandarbekov, Garifolla Kurmangaliyev, German Khovanov, Kapan Badyrov, H. Abugaliyeva, Kenenbai Kozhabekov.

The film was restored at the Kazakhfilm movie studio

The film is available at the link: https://youtu.be/vOY-l66_OY0?si=7NjmC3BV0_PMs9ud