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Viktor, the protagonist, a war hero of the war between the Red Army and the Turkish 'basmachi', has to fight off bandits that hope to steal gold from Viktor's village town. TIme to pick up arms once again.
The construction of the Vakhsh Canal, one of the largest new buildings of the first five-year plan, is underway. Two Americans are coming here under contract. A seasoned spy, Colonel Bailey, who introduced himself as the harmless traveler Mr. Murry, would later be caught red-handed and exposed. And Mr. Clark, who came to the "make money" channel, will gradually become convinced that work and politics are not such different concepts. Not accepting socialism, he quite sincerely sympathizes with the enthusiasm of the Soviet people. Love for the translator - Komsomol member Maria Polozova - helps Clark to comprehend what is happening.
Lola's father leaves according to old traditions and tries to keep the reputation of his daughter unstained while local arts club director pressures her to sing at the annual youth festival.
A poignant reminiscence of the love story between the poet Rustam and the young pilot Gulshod, who tragically died during the Great Patriotic War, heroically performing an aerial ramming maneuver.
Inspired by the epic poem "Shahnameh" by Ferdowsi. It tells the story of Zahhak, the ruler of the Kingdom of Snakes, who, through cunning and deception, conquers a neighboring state and establishes the cult of the Snake Goddess. Zahhak has two snakes growing from his shoulders that feed on human brains. Each day, a dancer, a devotee of the cult, performs a snake dance in the city square. The person she kisses during her performance is doomed to be sacrificed to the snakes.
Based on real events that took place during the construction of the Nurek hydroelectric power station, where a new form of socialist competition, “Workers' Relay Race,” was born.
Ahmad Donish, a scholar and educator, an outstanding Tajik writer and thinker of the 19th century, envoy of the Bukhara Emirate to Russia, who did much to bring the Russian and Tajik peoples closer together and to introduce progressive democratic ideas to Central Asia—the authors dedicate this film to him.
Musicologist Alla Arsenyeva arrives in Tadjikistan on a mission. Her goal is to find a unique white grand piano, known to be made in France in the nineteenth century. Rumours say it was last seen in the republic’s capital Dushanbe. The local authorities, however, are uncooperative and do whatever they can to thwart her efforts, attempting to make the rare instrument national property. But Alla persists, assisted by her new friends, the celebrated composer J.J. Ahmedov, his young colleague Shodi, the charming Lola and the old woman Roziya-Bibi.
Based on the popular comedy novel, as well as many international anecdotes about Nasreddin Hodja, a witty Muslim traveler.
The Civil War in Central Asia. One of the Red Army detachments is surrounded by bandits. After breaking out of the ambush, its commander, Asad, accuses the political commissar of treason and kills him. The slain man’s son tries to prove his father’s innocence. Meanwhile, Commander Asad enters into a conspiracy with the Basmachi rebels…