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The Second Wife

The Second Wife

1927 · 62 min · Drama

Early silent film from Uzbekistan: Adolat lives happily with her mother and father, leading a joyous life alongside her best friend, Qumri, who is later married to Umar. But this happiness comes to an end the day she is given in marriage as a second wife to the wealthy merchant Taki Bai, whose first wife Kadhija is infertile.

Directed by Mikhail Doronin · Written by Elena Saifullina

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