The Daughter-in-Law

The Daughter-in-Law 1972

5.80

A woman whose husband has been killed in WWII lives with her father-in-law in the desert. She cannot leave and go back to her family, because that would mean the end of hope that her husband, a heroic pilot, might return one day.

1972

Oasis

Oasis 1972

6.70

The year is 1943. The war is raging between the Germans and the Allies in North Africa. A truck with a Czech crew, Lieutenant Navara and six soldiers, escapes from the Foreign Legion fortress. Their aim is to reach the Allies and fight against Nazism. The truck is destroyed by a German army plane, which is hit by enemy fire in its turn. One Czech soldier dies in the attack, the driver is badly wounded, and Navara has serious burns on his face. The group has very little water and must reach an oasis that is 60 km away.

1972

How the Steel Was Tempered

How the Steel Was Tempered 1942

1.80

This literary adaptation was one of only two films made during World War II on the subject of the Civil War following the Bolshevik Revolution, as attention by filmmakers and viewers shifted away from past history and toward the current conflict.

1942

Vows of Our Childhood

Vows of Our Childhood 1989

1

Once in an orphanage, nine-year-old Oraz finds a friend in the person of teacher Dovlat. In the hungry post-war years, Dovlat does everything to prevent children from suffering. One day, having caught the cook Izyumgul stealing, he brings trouble upon himself: in order to avoid being put on trial, Izyumgul spreads slanderous rumors about the teacher. Dovlat goes to prison, and the cook becomes the director of the orphanage. Forty years pass, and Oraz is invited to Izyumgul’s anniversary...

1989

Little Fire

Little Fire 1976

1

This story is about a little red foal who was recently born, and he is yet to become man's first friend and helper. And, as it turns out, for this it is not at all necessary to be the strongest, nor the fastest, nor the most dexterous. The main thing is to be kind, and then for your best friend you will always be the best.

1976

Valley of Vengeance

Valley of Vengeance 1987

1

To help the starving peasants of 1918 Turkestan, the Soviet government sends a caravan with bread from Tashkent. This path is dangerous - gangs of Basmachi and White Cossacks are rampant here. The detachment commander, after a series of exhausting battles, decides to distract the gangs - and sets off on the wrong path a “false caravan” led by Commissioner Archman...

1987

The Magic Book of Murad

The Magic Book of Murad 1976

1

A TV movie about how the hero of Turkmen fairy tales Yartygulak helped the little braggart Murad to become honest and courageous.

1976

Mankurt

Mankurt 1990

5.00

The film is about a Turkmen who defends his homeland from invasion. He is captured, tortured, and brainwashed into serving his homeland's conquerors. He is so completely turned that he kills his mother when she attempts to rescue him from captivity.

1990

Fragi - Away from Happiness

Fragi - Away from Happiness 1984

1

Biopic about legendary Turkmen philosopher and poet, Makhtoumkuli, who was also known as Fragi.

1984

Ten Steps to the East

Ten Steps to the East 1961

1

Ten steps from the round pillar, in the ruins of the old fortress of Kum-Basan-Kala, secret messages are hidden, which must be delivered abroad. For these documents, foreign intelligence sends its spy. The film tells about the events that took place in the old fortress.

1961

Goodbye, My Parthian!

Goodbye, My Parthian! 1987

1

The Parthians are a warlike people who lived in ancient times on the territory of today's Turkmenistan. However, our acquaintance will not be with them, but with their distant descendant, the guy Murad, who begins service in the Soviet Army and cannot get used to the strict routine of army everyday life. But, as befits a comedy, the hero finally turns from a klutz into an exemplary warrior and, moreover, conquers the heart of the Lithuanian girl Justina.

1987

Your Brother Is My Brother

Your Brother Is My Brother 1987

1

The film takes place in Turkmenistan during the Second World War. Here, at a small railway siding, chance brings together Zina, whose husband disappeared at the front, Nadya from besieged Leningrad, and locomotive depot driver Andrei, who dreams of the front and the front line. The driver, having fallen in love with Zina, immediately proposes to her. But Zina does not consider herself a widow - and refuses her beloved. After which - to spite the whole world - the hero marries the silent Nadya and soon receives an assignment to the front. While accompanying a train with fuel, Andrei dies during the bombing of a railway junction, never having been to the front.

1987

Muskal

Muskal 1990

1

Young investigator leads cases related to drug trafficking, while his boss, connected to the underworld, seeks his arrest.

1990

The Kugitan Tragedy

The Kugitan Tragedy 1978

1

A love story with a tragic ending set in 19th century Turkmenistan

1978

It Also Happens

It Also Happens 1966

1

The film consists of three short stories: "The Runaway Car," "Apollo's Skeleton," and "Night Show."

1966

Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden 1988

1

Old man Khalnazar tells the orphan Toykuli about the kidnapped Gyulkahkas-peri, who brings joy to people. The boy decides to find Gylkahkas. The trials that befell him were shared by a girl he met named... Gyulkahkas. Only at the end of his wanderings Toykuli realized that his companion was the peri he was looking for, and only kindness and love could work miracles.

1988