Махмуд Тахири

Viktor, the protagonist, a war hero of the war between the Red Army and the Turkish 'basmachi', has to fight off bandits that hope to steal gold from Viktor's village town. TIme to pick up arms once again.

In this heavyhanded political allegory, set in the plains and mountains of Central Asia, a tribe of people led by the fanatical Mavrut (Vladimir Msrian) wanders about in the most desolate parts of this already desolate region in search of a mythical "Land of Happiness." Their quest is hampered by the fact that they must all live a life which is extremely ascetic. One tribeswoman expresses a desire to have a child, but is rebuked by being reminded that she has vowed never to have worldly ties that would distract her from the quest. When she has a child anyway, she and her lover are made to pay for this crime in a horrific way. Despite that, the child becomes a kind of holy mascot for the group, touted by the leader as a kind of savior. They are distressed when the child goes missing one day, only to appear mysteriously on the opposite side of the rapids of a river, beckoning to them.

About how Soviet border guards managed to detect and neutralize foreign intelligence agents.

Story of a Tajik cart driver.

Biographical movie about a 9th century Persian poet, Rudaqi.

College student goes to practice on a real hydrogeological expedition.

Inspired by the epic poem "Shahnameh" by Ferdowsi. It tells the story of Zahhak, the ruler of the Kingdom of Snakes, who, through cunning and deception, conquers a neighboring state and establishes the cult of the Snake Goddess. Zahhak has two snakes growing from his shoulders that feed on human brains. Each day, a dancer, a devotee of the cult, performs a snake dance in the city square. The person she kisses during her performance is doomed to be sacrificed to the snakes.

Colorful musical comedy about the love of beauty Gulnora and singer from Azerbaijan Rustam.

Summer 1943. Tajikistan. The front line is very far away, but the war also affects here - trains of the evacuated and wounded arrive here, and trains of recruits go to the front. Home life is also difficult, the selfless work of women and children for the needs of the front, in need of everything, in basic things in a peaceful life, the scarcity and high cost of products in the markets

Based on the story of Galina Galakhova "The Singing Reed".

About the traveling actors of Tajikistan and its first theaters in the twenties.

A young doctor, Rustam, works in an ambulance. The hero, who is in love with Nargis, who used to practice with him, finds out that she is marrying his friend Safar. Despite the fact that Safar likes another girl, his parents are rushing the wedding. Convinced that Nargis still loves him, Rustam comes to the registry office with the intention of preventing her ridiculous marriage with Safar...