Nikolay Belyaev

The Gentlefolks of Skotinin

A comedy starring Nina Shaternikova, The Skotinins is loosely based on the 18th century play The Minor by Denis Fonvizin. In it, the upper class is shown as both depraved and stupid, engaging a variety of absurd, over-the-top follies.

Brigade Commander Ivanov

Story of combrig Ivanov who wished to marry a prayers' daughter.

The Guest from Mecca

The action takes place in the early 1930s in the fictional Asian state of Gulistan. The construction of railways in the country is hampered by a strong foreign state. Under the guise of a “saint from Mecca,” a saboteur-provocateur arrives in Gulistan. Carrying out the will of his masters, he incites the people to hostility against any progressive actions in the country, preparing an uprising with the aim of causing foreign intervention. But the Gulistans expose the “saint”; their faith in the USSR is unshakable...

The Muslim Woman

About the awakening of self-awareness in a Muslim woman. The first years of Soviet power in Central Asia. They want to give the Sagadat girl to the rich old man Ahmet-bay. For resistance, her father locks her in a closet. Umar, the girl's lover, helps her escape. In the final, Sagadat goes to study in Moscow. The film has not been preserved.