When archetypes are called up. Motifs of Kazakh folklore in the war drama Batyrs of the Steppe [Batyry stepey]

2024

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DOI 10.31425/0042-8795-2024-3-75-86
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Abstract

The article studies the examples of Kazakh mythology lending the archetypes of a victorious giant and the Motherland to the film Batyrs of the Steppe [Batyry stepey], directed by G. Roshal at Alma-Ata’s Central United Film Studio. The plot centres on T. Tokhtarov’s real-life heroic deed that took place in February of 1942, whereas the parallel fairytale plotline tells the story of the batyr Tolygai, who sacrifices himself to save the people.