
ThefilmtellsofthetragiceventsintheaftermathoftheKyrgyzpopularrevoltof1916."WhiteMountains"wasthefirstfilmtoexpressthespiritofthenation,itswisdom,strengthandperseveranceduringhardtimes.TheimageoftheBlindMother(actressBakenKydykeeva)whotakesuptheburdenofallthehardshipsthatbefallherisametaphorforthemiserableMotherland-anobleblindwoman,wholosthersightmourningherdeadhusbandandson.Onlyonedaughterremainswithher-Uldzhan-andtomakeherhappy,theBlindMotheragreestoherjourneytothecitywiththeyoungmanMukash.Mukash'sdevotionovercomesallthetrialsandtribulationsthathauntthetwoyoungpeople.ThefilmwasawardedtheFirstPrizeatthe1965AlmatyFilmFestivalofCentralAsianRepublics.Thedistributiontitleofthefilmwas"HardPassage".ItwasselectedbyKyrgyzcinematographersandfilmcriticsforthecollectionoftheCentralAsianCinemacompiledbyOSI,BudapestandtheCenterofCentralAsianCinematographyin2006inordertosavethefirstworkofthenationalcinematography,renownedforitsoutstandingartisticqualities.



