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

Two Soldiers

Two Soldiers 1943

6.20

A story about the friendship between two young men, two soldiers - Arkady from Odessa and Sasha from Ural.

1943

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

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

Who Are You?

Who Are You? 1990

3.00

A young doctor serving cotton growers goes to the city. On the highway, when trying to overtake a motorcade, the traffic police stops the car. The events that take place next are an accurate and witty model of a life permeated through and through with absurd relationships, ridiculous demands and inexplicable prohibitions...

1990

Under the Guise of

Under the Guise of "Black Cat" 1991

6.00

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 of different stripes, who in search of easy money gathered in Tashkent from all over the vast country. There are several criminal groups here. At the beginning of summer in the city there is a new gang operating with special impudence and cruelty…

1991

Man Follows Birds

Man Follows Birds 1975

5.10

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 in his village. When his father dies, he decides to go in the mountains with his best friends. Looking for nature at its purest, the two teenage boys have to deal with the cruelty of violent barbarians. Their trip will also make them meet a lost orphan girl and a wise beggar.

1975

That Was in Kokand

That Was in Kokand 1977

1

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

1977

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

This is Where the Border Goes

This is Where the Border Goes 1973

1

Yakov Koreshnikov, a border guard with extensive experience, is leading an operation to detain a group of foreign agents. Back in the 20s, he participated in the liquidation of the Basmachi gang. Then he first met the traitor Abzal. During the Great Patriotic War, Koreshnikov again had to face him. The saboteurs sent to the Turkestan highway area were then destroyed, but Abzal managed to escape. And here is their last meeting...

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