Fararishtay kifti rost

Feb 26 2003 N/A 1h 29m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An unrepentant prodigal son straight out of a Russian jail returns to his hometown, Asht, to help his mother die with dignity. But his debts in his hometown are many and long overdue, the townspeople are tough as nails, and he soon gets more than he expected from the quiet village. In this dark comedy, his third feature, writer-director Jamshed Usmonov cast the population of Asht as its own persuasive self and his own mother and brother as the fractured yet formidable domestic couple.

Plot

Set in the Tadjik village of Asht, this film draws on the Muslim notion that we are born with an angel on each shoulder, and that the angel on the right records the good that we do throughout our lives, and the angel on the left the bad. A man who has served ten years in a Moscow prison is summoned home upon release, to help settle the affairs of his dying mother, but it is soon borne into him that he must settle his own outstanding affairs with the villagers. The nine year old son he never knew about is entrusted by the dying mother with the family heirloom jewellery, tasked with only passing it on to his father if he becomes a good man.

Written by

Jamshed Usmonov

Directed by

Jamshed Usmonov

Cast

Uktamoi Miyasarova, Maruf Pulodzoda, Kova Tilavpur

Crew

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Production Countries

Switzerland, Italy, Tajikistan, France

Production Companies

Ventura Film, Artcam International, Asht Village, Fabrica, RSI, RAI

Languages

Awards

10 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
473
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA