Mankurt

1990

1h 25m

5.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

The film is about a Turkmen who defends his homeland from invasion. He is captured, tortured, and brainwashed into serving his homeland's conquerors. He is so completely turned that he kills his mother when she attempts to rescue him from captivity.

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7 members

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Tarık Tarcan

Mankurt

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Yılmaz Duru

Unknown Role

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Maysa Almazova

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Ходжадурды Нарлиев

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Майя-Гозель Аймедова

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Нурберды Аллабердыев

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Aman Odayev

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