Slave

Slave 1970

1

In the 1920s, in Turkmenistan, Qalli-bai makes the difficult decision to join the Basmachi, leaving behind his ailing wife in the care of their daughter, Dzhamal.

1970

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

The Contest

The Contest 1964

1

About the legendary musical competition between the famous Turkmen dutar player Shukur Bakhshy and Persian court musician Ghulam Bakhshy.

1964

Case in Dash-Kale

Case in Dash-Kale 1963

1

Maya, who grew up in the city, comes to the old village of Dash-Kala. A young teacher becomes a witness to how young Soltan is being sold in marriage.

1963

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

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

The Kugitan Tragedy

The Kugitan Tragedy 1978

1

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

1978

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

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

Jamal's Tree

Jamal's Tree 1981

2.00

Story of Jamal, a Turkmen woman who is left to tend to the farm when her husband goes off to fight in WW2.

1981

The Education of a Man

The Education of a Man 1983

5.00

A young boy is taken from his cozy existence in the city to live with his grandfather in the wild countryside of Central Asia.

1983

Muskal

Muskal 1990

1

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

1990

Wilder

Wilder 1989

1

Fifteen-year-old Aina is going through her first difficulties. For the first time, she felt lonely and unprotected. The father left after the divorce, the mother is trying to arrange her personal life. The only true friend - grandfather - dies in Aina's arms. For her inconvenient character - the desire to get to the bottom of right and wrong actions - the girl was nicknamed mad. Aina, who cannot tolerate lies, has a hard time both at school and at home. But she is strong because she has her own ideas about a happy life.

1989

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

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