The Uyghurs
1977, French. Directed by Joris Ivens & Marceline Loridan-Ivens.
Filmed in western China in the late 1970s, this documentary portrays the Uyghur people, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority living in the Xinjiang region. Directed by Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens, the film documents daily life and cultural practices during the closing years of the Cultural Revolution, situating Uyghur identity within the broader political and social framework of the People’s Republic of China.
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- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 April 1977
- Original title
- Les ouigours
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens
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The Uyghurs isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1977. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Uyghurs?
The Uyghurs (1977) was directed by Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens.