Hasan Arbakesh

Hasan Arbakesh

1966 · 92 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, History

A story about the clash of two cultures, two worlds - traditional Tajik culture and the new, invading and imperialist in its nature, Soviet culture, about the formation of self-awareness of the Tajik dekhkanin in the 1920s-1930s.... Poor Hasan thinks and experiences a lot before he is able to comprehend the changes in his life, to realize that old traditions and customs are no longer valued. Bent by need and disenfranchisement, he finds the strength to stand up against the Basmachi.

Directed by Boris Kimyagarov · Written by Mirzo Tursun-Zade

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