Sohni Mahiwal

Sohni Mahiwal 1984

5.30

Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here he falls in love with Sohani, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Ijjat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Ijjat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehaman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Ijjat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became to hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love.

1984

The Veldt

The Veldt 1987

5.30

Adaptation of three short stories by Ray Bradbury. An atmosphere of hostility forms inside an unnamed city, and the citizens are unsettled by the materialization of ghosts and the memories of their loved ones.

1987

Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves

Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves 1979

6.30

The movie is based on the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, from the One Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Tales. The role of Ali Baba is played by Dharmendra and Hema Malini play Morjina.

1979

Girl No. 217

Girl No. 217 1945

3.80

A Russian peasant woman is captured by Nazis and sold into slavery in Germany. Shown in Cannes in 1946.

1945

The Seventh Bullet

The Seventh Bullet 1973

4.80

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) leader Maxumov. At first it seems hopeless for Maxumov as the rebels capture most of his men, winning them over to his side. He has only one strategy left; to give himself up, and try to explain to the people that Khairulla has deceived them, turning the soldiers back to revolution. Later in pursuit of his enemy, he chases Khairulla across a river. He has only one bullet left -- the seventh, and he must not miss his target!

1973

Return of the Pied Piper

Return of the Pied Piper 1989

1.00

The story of the pied piper, the German legend of the rat catcher of Hameln, retold as a punk invasion of a Polish small town.

1989

Nasreddin in Bukhara

Nasreddin in Bukhara 1943

4.90

Smart Man Nassredin easily penetrates into Bukhara Emir inner circle posing as Wise Man from Damascus. He becomes Emir trusted advisor, and even convinces the tyrant to relax the rule and release a lot of political prisoners (because stars favor this arrangement).

1943

There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains 1984

6.60

In this animated short based on a short story from Ray Bradbury, the viewer observes a computer-controlled house in the near future and learns of the fates of its occupants.

1984

Youth of a Genius

Youth of a Genius 1983

1

Romantic and stormy, full of work, dangers and an irresistible thirst for knowledge was the youth of Al-Hussein ibn Abdallah ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Sina, who would become known throughout the world under the name of Avicenna, the great physician, scientist and educator of the 10th-11th centuries.

1983

Meetings and Partings

Meetings and Partings 1973

1

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 friends very soon revealed the catastrophic nature of everyone’s destinies. These meetings contribute to Rustam’s spiritual and civic maturity; the hero rediscovers the necessity and significance of his homeland, where his family and friends have long been waiting for him.

1973

Tashkent, City of Bread

Tashkent, City of Bread 1968

1

Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.

1968

Maysara's Tricks

Maysara's Tricks 1990

1

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 themselves in the center of events of a distant era...

1990

White, White Storks

White, White Storks 1967

7.00

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.

1967

Clinic

Clinic 1987

1

Surgeon Alim Sabirov, fearing for the patient’s life, offers his services to Valieva, a protégé of the head of the hospital, who is preparing to defend her dissertation. Due to an unsuccessful operation, the patient dies. But Valieva intends to continue her career in surgery and asks Sabirov to sign a certificate of death, allegedly due to heart failure. The hero does not sign the conclusion and, moreover, begins a decisive fight against the unrest in the hospital.

1987

Little Man in a Big War

Little Man in a Big War 1990

1

The family of the director of the state farm lives in a small Uzbek village. One day, the nephew of the mother, Sanjar, appears in this hospitable family. The kind and impressionable Sappho, observing his cousin's connections with a thieving company, draws unpleasant conclusions for himself and makes completely independent decisions...

1990