The Seventh Bullet

The Seventh Bullet (Седьмая пуля, translit. Sedmaya pulya) is a Soviet Ostern film of 1972 directed by Ali Khamraev.

In the same tradition as The White Sun of the Desert and The Bodyguard, The Seventh Bullet is set in the 1920s in Soviet Central Asia, after the end of the Russian Civil War and in the context of a waning Basmachi rebellion. Compared to other Red Westerns it can be considered closer to a typical war film.

Plot
Despite the restoration of Soviet power in the area, Basmachis continue to arrive from across the border, bringing death and destruction to peaceful villages. One of the bands of rebels is led by Khairulla who is pitted against militsiya (local police) leader Maxumov. At first the situation seems hopeless for Maxumov as the rebels capture most of his men, winning them over to his side. He has only one strategy left; to give himself up, and try to explain to the people that Khairulla has deceived them, turning the soldiers back to revolution. Later in pursuit of his enemy, he chases Khairulla across a river. He has only one bullet left—the seventh, and he must not miss his target.