When a Woman Saddles a Horse

When a Woman Saddles a Horse

1974 · 91 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, History

Biographical film about Eyne Kuliyeva, who was the first woman to be the head of a local governance in 1920s Soviet Turkmenistan.

Directed by Khodzha Kuli Narliyev · Written by Maya-Gozel Aimedova

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