Whirlwind (1988 film)

Whirlwind
Directed by	Bako Sadykov
Written by	Bako Sadykov Chingiz Aitmatov
Starring	Vladimir Msryan
Cinematography	Rifkat Ibragimov
Edited by	V. Sadykova
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Whirlwind (Russian: Смерч, romanized: Smerch) is a 1988 Soviet action film directed by Bako Sadykov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Through the wasteland roams a mysterious tribe of people who call themselves the Whirlwind. Unlike others, they seek not food, clothing, or blood, but rather a meaning for their existence. The truth lies hidden beyond the horizon, somewhere in one of the world’s directions, toward which, in the end, the few survivors set out.

Cast

• Vladimir Msryan
• Dumitru Fusu
• Mukhamadali Makhmadov
• Makhmud Takhiri
• Isfandiyor Gulyamov (as I. Gulyamov)
• Alfiya Nisambayeva
• Rustam Nugmagambetov
• Bobosaid Yatimov
• Dilorom Kambarova
• Rano Kubayeva
• Pyotr Krasichkov
• German Nurkhanov
• Dinmukhamet Akhimov

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: Whirlwind". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

External links

• Whirlwind at IMDb