When You're 12 Years Old

When You're 12 Years Old

1979 · 63 min · Drama

A fifth-grader Zamanbek lives in a mountainous Kazakh village. He is passionate about Mark Twain's book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and wants to find a friend like Becky. The school is preparing a production based on this book..

Directed by Kanymbek Kassymbekov

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