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

First Exam

First Exam 1959

1

Oraz, a schoolboy from a remote Turkmen village, loves to draw. At an exhibition of children's drawings in India, his portrait of his mother wins a prize. Teacher Lebedev, who came to the village from the Ashgabat Art College, advises the boy to study.

1959

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

No Smoke Without Fire

No Smoke Without Fire 1974

1

Gummat, a rural firefighter, lives in one of the collective farms of Turkmenistan. He is a kind, honest, selfless man who has preserved the purity and integrity of his soul until adulthood. He is very conscientious about his duty and trains his team, Besher's son and Shukur's watchman, according to all the rules of fire science.… A flighty neighbor, Gazelle, constantly whispers to him about thieves and grabbers who rob collective farm goods. The good Gummat can't believe it for a long time — until he agrees to look into the barn of the warehouse manager Batman. And then Gummat does everything to expose the fraudster.

1974

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

Morning Riders

Morning Riders 1982

1

The film covers the period from 1903 to the mid-1920s. In the center of the epic narrative is the story of the difficult love of the poor Berda and the daughter of the shepherd Uzuk, who will be freed and made happy by the revolution.

1982

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

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

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

When a Woman Saddles a Horse

When a Woman Saddles a Horse 1974

1

Biographical film about Eyne Kuliyeva, who was the first woman to be the head of a local governance in 1920s Soviet Turkmenistan.

1974

The White Haze

The White Haze 1978

1

Enver and Dondi love each other. But the girl's father forbids her to go to the city to study. Enver leaves for the city alone. She is being forcibly married off to someone else. Dondi decides to go against her parents' wishes and goes to the city to visit Enver...

1978

Bastion

Bastion 1983

1

In the summer of 1918, the situation in Transcaspia was especially difficult. The Menshevik government led by Funtikov seized power. Only the fortress city of Kushka remains Soviet. The garrison went over to the Bolshevik side. Large reserves of weapons and ammunition are concentrated in the fortress, which especially attracts the Mensheviks and the British who help them. The commander of the garrison, the former tsarist general Vostrosablin, decides not to surrender the fortress. To do this, he and Commissar Morgunov are developing a defense plan. White Colonel Zykov, with the support of the Basmachi and the British, hopes to take Kushka. But the tough confrontation between the parties ends with the victory of the defenders of the fortress.

1983

Muskal

Muskal 1990

1

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

1990

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 Decisive Step

The Decisive Step 1966

1

The poor peasant Artyk cannot achieve his goal: to marry his beloved, the beautiful Aina. Rich Bally has wanted her for a long time. And although Aina likes Artyk, Bally calmly waits for his hour, he knows that his opponent has nothing to pay for. But the lovers decide to escape. Bally rushes after them and drives Aina home. In order to free the girl and take revenge on Bally, Artyk and a friend join Eziz Khan, who opposes the white king. Thus begins the combat path of the poor, not yet knowing their real enemies.

1966