You Are Not an Orphan

You Are Not an Orphan

1963 · 81 min · ★ 4.0 · Drama

The film is a touching story about an Uzbek family who gave shelter to 14 kids evacuated during the World War II while their own child was at the battlefronts.

Directed by Shukhrat Abbasov · Written by Rachmat Faysi

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