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Angel on the Right

Angel on the Right

2002 · 91 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Jamshed Usmonov · Written by Jamshed Usmonov

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