Alpamys Goes to School

Alpamys Goes to School

1978 · 71 min · ★ 7.5 · Family

A funny story of a six year old Kazakh boy who really wants to start going to school in order to join his seven year old friend.

Directed by Abdulla Karsakbayev · Written by Roza Khusnutdinova

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