Dzhamilya (1969) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1969 · 78 mins · Russian

Directed by

Irina Poplavskaya

Starring

Natalya Arinbasarova, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Suimenkul Chokmorov, Nasreddin Dubashev, Aliman Dzhangorozova, Altynbek Kenzhekov

In a remote Kyrgyz village, Dzhamilya obeys her parents and marries a man she does not love. When World War II erupts, her husband is called away, leaving her alone. She encounters the home‑coming soldier Daniyar and falls for him instead. Decades later, their childhood friend Seid looks back on the couple’s bittersweet story that lingered.