A village boy awaits his father's return from the front. Though he doesn't yet know the alphabet, he begins composing letters and enrolls in school early to learn to write. He believes the Moon Witch — a figure from a fairytale — is behind all the misfortunes of war. In his dreams, he battles her on the moon as she casts black letters — death notices — down to Earth...
as Erkin
as Asylkan
as Burhan
as Marjan
as Witch
as Anarbay
as Kural
as Sherik
as Shatman
as Tashtanbek
as Anapiya
as Abdrai
