12 Kilometers of Road

The events of the film take place in the 50s in one of the most beautiful cities in the world -blessed Bukhara. This is a story about street poets living in abandoned cemeteries, in mosques, on the roofs of houses.

In this heavyhanded political allegory, set in the plains and mountains of Central Asia, a tribe of people led by the fanatical Mavrut (Vladimir Msrian) wanders about in the most desolate parts of this already desolate region in search of a mythical "Land of Happiness." Their quest is hampered by the fact that they must all live a life which is extremely ascetic. One tribeswoman expresses a desire to have a child, but is rebuked by being reminded that she has vowed never to have worldly ties that would distract her from the quest. When she has a child anyway, she and her lover are made to pay for this crime in a horrific way. Despite that, the child becomes a kind of holy mascot for the group, touted by the leader as a kind of savior. They are distressed when the child goes missing one day, only to appear mysteriously on the opposite side of the rapids of a river, beckoning to them.

Returning home after serving in the army, Nur Rajabov learns that his wife left him for the director of the state farm Nakhimov. Rajabov's relationship with Nizamov and his relatives became even more complicated after Nur met and fell in love with Mamina, the fiancee of Naimov's brother...

A strong wind blows away Khoja-Nasyr's yurt and his family are left homeless. Khoja-Nasyr decides to build a house of stone, and then foreigners begin to come with their advice.