
Damir Salimov
Directing
Biography
He was a director at the Uzbekfilm film studio and headed a multi-media association. He has made films of various themes and genres - feature films, short films, documentaries and cartoons. He was the author of stories in newsreels and film magazines in the periodical magazine “Soviet Uzbekistan”.
Known For

Four boys and young Aziza live with the dream of building a racing car. They had to work for a whole year. And when, during the first tests, the car caught fire, the kids found the courage to acknowledge their mistakes, listen to the advice of adults, and start all over again...
These Fearless Guys in Racing Cars

After retiring, former Red Army commander Iskhak Sherov returns to Kyzyltash, the town he helped build. Seeking a peaceful life, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between residents wanting a public garden and the mayor, his old comrade Namazov, who opposes it. Sherov ultimately resolves the conflict in favor of the townspeople.
The Return of the Commander

1942, Great Patriotic War. Thousands of orphaned children evacuated from besieged Leningrad and other cities found shelter and care in Uzbek families and orphanages.
Leningraders, My Children

Four friends - Aziz, Dima, Rano and Rustam are relaxing in a pioneer camp. One day they see the guys from the village with old cartridges found in a cave. Friends decide to reveal the secret of the cartridges...
The Mountains Are Calling

Follows the construction of the Fergana Canal, which employed 170 thousand people, and Usman Yusupov was given a very specific task - in 45 days, a 270-kilometer-long canal should provide water to the cotton fields.
Meaning of Life

About how, under the cover of night, a gang of pest insects attempted to infiltrate a cotton field.
In Area 6x6

A poor farmer and his son healed a wounded stork, who in gratitude gave them a magic seed - from it grew a watermelon full of gold coins. An envious bai wanted to get the same seed by trickery...
The Golden Watermelon

In an effort to impress a pretty neighbor across the street, a resident of a panel building started growing flowers on his balcony.
The Balcony

The Mischievous Boy — "Shum bola", a film on the eponymous story of Gafur Gulyam about the adventures of a little boy, whose restless character makes him different people and life situations.
The Mischievous Boy

The story of Nikolai Ozerov, the famous sports commentator. Interviews and archival footage chronicle significant global sporting events.
Ode to Sports

The plot is based on the story of a former teacher who became one of the leaders of the party leadership of Uzbekistan, involved in the "cotton business". He is accidentally killed by his own son in a shootout with assassins of party mafiosi.
Roundup of Feral Dogs

Success in work and rapid advancement through the ranks turned the young, capable geologist and prospector Andrei Chernogorov into a dry, selfish careerist. Simple, human relationships ceased to exist for him. Varya, Andrei’s wife, a collector by profession, having separated from her husband, leaves to look for a zirconium deposit. After some time, Andrei was sent to the same survey party. Arriving in the desert among ordinary people with their harsh, working everyday life, he begins to realize that he behaved unworthily.
Above the Desert Sky

A parable about cuckoos laying their eggs in other people's nests, and gullible birds feeding cuckoos.
The Secret of the Cuckoo

How the little gopher got into the eagle's nest and became friends with the eaglet.
Flying Gopher

A lyrical film story about how a helpless foal named Almaz was raised by a boy named Murat into a magnificent racehorse, which was once taken to the city for the racetrack. Seeing how cruel the jockey was to Almaz, Murat secretly takes his friend back to their native mountain pasture at night.
Circle

How a grandfather helped his grandson in the folk wrestling "Kurash".