Erkin Bozorov

In the early morning of September 11, 2001, a Boeing 757 aircraft belonging to Uzbekistan Airways takes off from the Uzbek capital Tashkent. This is the final flight of experienced pilot Zarif Saidazimov prior to retirement. 101-Flight is in transit through London Birmingham International Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York.

This film is dedicated to the life and work of the outstanding poet, enlightener, and writer Cholpon (Abdulhamid Suleyman ogli). It portrays the tragic chapters of the poet’s fate, his repression, and exposes the politics of the former Russian Empire and the traitors who led Cholpon to the brink of persecution.