| The White Ship | |
| Director: | Bolotbek Shamshiyev |
| Starring: | Nurgazy Sydygaliyev |
| Cinematography: | Manas Musayev |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian Kyrgyz |
The White Ship (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Ак кеме, Russian: Белый пароход|Belyy parokhod) is a 1976 Soviet drama film directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
In a primeval forest cut off from the rest of the world, a seven-year-old boy and six adults are living. The boy is isolated and lonesome. A connoisseur of folk tales, old Maumoon serves as a substitute for his parents. A world of tales and beautiful legends as perceived by the impressionable child prone to fantastic perception of reality, conflicts with the harsh existence of adults engrossed into their own problems.