Sherali Abdulkajsov

The unborn child of Mamlakat is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother in a small village in Central Asia. One night she is seduced by an actor from a travelling troupe, who poses as a friend of Tom Cruise, and gets her pregnant. She tries to abort, but her father and brother become determined to find the seducer, setting in motion a cascade of comic adventures.

The film's protagonist Valera - cheerful guy from Moscow, who at age 19 learned a whole hell of war in Afghanistan, where he lost a leg. Returning from the war, he had no idea what a nightmare for him is just beginning.

The hero of this lyrical and optimistic story, former front-line soldier Shodi Makhmadaliev, has worked as a shepherd for many years. He loves his work. Yet life, surprisingly, is not easy even here in the степь. And when things grow especially heavy on the old soldier’s heart, he turns to the memories of his wartime years and holds on to hope—for something better, something worthy of the memory of his friends who never returned from the front…

The war is over. Sohib Zamanov returns to his native village. A loving wife and parents are waiting for him here. However, there was no joyful meeting. The long tongues of the neighbors glorified Hubon. So the pure love and loyalty of the beautiful Hubon was trampled on...

Echoes of the October Revolution finally reach remote Central Asian mountain hamlets.

A former graduate of the Akhun ballet school, he leaves ballet behind and becomes a regular at the eastern bazaar. He is drawn to the thrill, the risk, and the very atmosphere of the market.

The story of Nisso, an ordinary girl from a remote village in the Pamir Mountains, whose youth coincided with the turbulent years of the revolution.

More than 50 years back in a stony set of a remote mountainous village somewhere in Tajikistan the lovers called Shams and Mekhri traveled. Mekhri pulled by a transient eclipse broke an oath of marital faithfulness that overnight transformed Sham's existence into a farcical puppet show, leading to a murder of his spouse.

In a remote Tadjik mountain village, some shepherds come across a dead body. No one knows who he is or where he's from, but they soon discover that he is not a Muslim. As the news spreads, the people decide what should be done with this "infidel."