One of the highest achievements of the new wave of Kirghiz cinema, which emerged in the mid-1960s. This story of a boy building sandcastles on the shores of the Issyk-Kul Lake becomes a documentary parable on the tensions between an artist and society.
Based on characters from the Catty Wompus books, "TAOCW" is a live-action children's educational program that aims to instill healthy relationships, environmental awareness and good citizenry through the power of music.