Melis Abzalov

Under the Guise of "Black Cat" (1991)

Tashkent, 1942. At this time, the hospitable city became a refuge for tens of thousands of people tired of hunger and cold war years. In urban stores, warehouses and markets in abundance of food and other goods. All this attracts the attention of criminals ...

Drums of Fire (1990)

In 1568, Saadi prince Abdelmalek is exiled from Morocco by his brothers, an event that is only the beginning of his adventures: fighting the Spanish Inquisition, taking part in the Battle of Lepanto, being incarcerated in Alicante prison, and assist in the ...

The Adventures of Arslan (1988)

I Remember You (1986)

A dying woman's wish sends her son on a train journey from the steppes of Uzbekistan to the Russian hinterland in search of his father's grave. Just as the traveler's home city of Samarkand is situated on the border between East and West, Khamraev balances ...

Birds of Our Hopes (1977)

Amir, 30 years old cinema reporter, lives a great (and probably) happy life between his job and a private life with many friends and Lia, devoted girlfriend and mother of a boy, Timur. One day at the last minute, Lia can't join the group of friends who has ...

That Was in Kokand (1977)

About the formation of Soviet power in Uzbekistan, the fight against the "Kokand Autonomy" and the Basmachi. ...

The Seventh Genie (1976)

In some kingdom was inhabited by seven Genie. Six are evil and one is good. Good Genie, despite the machinations of evil, helped the potter Nabi cheat khan to give water to irrigate the land of the poor. ...

Man Follows Birds (1975)

Man Follows Birds is a coming-of-age story of a young Uzbek poet surrounded by violence. Farouk is fascinated by trees and Khamraev films him with a lot of melancholy and tenderness. Cast apart because he's poor and his father's drunk, Farouk is not happy ...

The Seventh Bullet (1973)

Despite the restoration of Soviet power in the area, Basmachis continue to arrive from across the border, bringing death and destruction to peaceful villages. One of the bands of rebels is led by Khairulla who is pitted against the militsiya (local militia ...

Fan (1973)

Movie almanac of two short stories: "Fan", "Spoiled holiday". ...

Meetings and Partings (1973)

Uzbek young man Rustam, a helicopter co-pilot, is participating in the construction of a high-voltage line in the Alps. One day in West Germany, where he was sent on a long business trip, the hero meets Uzbek emigrants. The external well-being of the new f ...

White, White Storks (1967)

Set in the rural village of White Storks, the story tackles the taboo subject of an extramarital affair. Strong-willed Malika, married but childless, is openly consorting with another man with whom she shares a seemingly tender bond. ...

Maysara's Tricks (1990)

Two successful friends, Kadiev and Aglyamov, are watching a historical video and, as the events unfold on the screen, pour out their hearts on modern life. However, after a slight explosion, time turns back - and heroes in oriental robes and turbans find t ...

Brides' Rebellion (1984)

One mother-in-law and seven daughter-in-laws. Traditions of one Uzbek family. ...

Grandma the General (1983)

The film tells the story of Anzirat, an elderly woman who lives in a small village in Soviet Uzbekistan with her son, daughter-in-law, and their ten children, all boys. Because of her strictness the villagers call Anzirat "Grandma-General". Back in the 19 ...

Man Follows Birds (1975)

Man Follows Birds is a coming-of-age story of a young Uzbek poet surrounded by violence. Farouk is fascinated by trees and Khamraev films him with a lot of melancholy and tenderness. Cast apart because he's poor and his father's drunk, Farouk is not happy ...

White, White Storks (1967)

Set in the rural village of White Storks, the story tackles the taboo subject of an extramarital affair. Strong-willed Malika, married but childless, is openly consorting with another man with whom she shares a seemingly tender bond. ...