KZ

2023

52 min,

65 min

Finished

Mulberry

Tutovnik

Directing: Almira Saifullina

Synopsis

Set in the ancient town of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, the film turns off the tourist streets and jumps into the life of a young souvenir seller Behzod. Being raised in a highly patriarchal Muslim society of Bukhara, at a moment he surrenders his carefree youth and takes on the mantle of adulthood in obedience to local rules. Together with his bride he goes through a traditional wedding ceremony and deeply rooted initiation rites to finally become a head of the new family. But does the chosen path make those young really happy?

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