Ali Khamraev

As the Bolsheviks attempt to establish their authority among the Muslim peoples of Central Asia., rebel bands, known as basmachis, carry out deadly raids on peaceful villages. When most of the locals—even members of his militia—join forces with Khairulla, the charasmatic basmachi leader, Maxumov, the area’s communist leader, decides to give himself up—hoping that once in custody he might be able to convince the people that Khairulla just seeks to exploit them. More nuanced and psychologically richer than your typical “eastern” action film, The Seventh Bullet avoids cultural clichés and stereotypes, giving each character the chance to offer their views and the reasons for them. The screenplay was co-written by Andrei Konchalovsky.Read More »

Lyrical drama about the last pre-war summer of three sisters who came to her grandmother in the village. The world appears to them is a huge and beautiful “garden of desires”, all eagerly awaiting the birth of Asi, which does not leave a premonition of impending disaster.Read More »

Synopsis from the Siskel Film Center:
“Circa 1920, a young Red Army officer with a keen enthusiasm to launch his native village into the modern age issues a decree that women are to abandon Islamic garb and drop their veils. A 14-year-old girl takes the first step with tragic and unforeseen consequences, and yet the officer continues to pressure his reluctant wife to lead the other women into compliance, a move that will throw the village into revolt. Co-written by Andrei Konchalovsy, WITHOUT FEAR sensitively portrays the dilemma of an ancient culture in conflict with an alien bureaucracy.”Read More »

Triptych is the story of three women: an illiterate girl who wants to build a house, a school teacher representing authority who goes to a northern Uzbekistan village where traditions and strict Moslem practices have kept the people subjugated, and an old woman kidnapped in her youth by a poor peasant thereby making her his property.Read More »

A young Uzbekistani man, whose widower father was a drunkard, finally finds the grown-up mentoring he craves when his father dies and he meets an old man who teaches him about the necessity of resisting tyranny. ~ Clarke Fountain, RoviRead More »

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Classic movie….
2 July 2009 | by drakon_ultra (Israel)

Classic post Russian civil war movie. The movie is based on the conflict between the new atheistic communist government that ruled in Uzbekistan after the 1917 revolution in Russia and the traditional laws of Islam that Uzbek people believing for thousand years. The main character is communist officer Maksumov that organized an local communist squad for fighting with anti-government Islamic elements powered by international aid lead by England. The main anti hero is Hairulla the leader of this elements… The movie starts when Maksumov back from an capital and finding that all his squad abandon the post and moved for Hairula forces, Maksumov starting to get out a plan for backing his squad to explain them that Islamic way of life is past and the Soviet rules are much better for them…Read More »