South of Samarkand

Country & People/Coming of Age, Germany 2005

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17-year-old Zümbüla and her father Kodir are at the center of this film. Kodir Bekmurodow's family lives in Boysun, one of the oldest settlement areas of mankind. As has been customary for generations, the parents determine the future of their daughters: Zümbüla, the youngest of ten children, is soon to be married off. But the young girl has her own ideas and fancies a horseman...With a pilgrimage to Samarkand, 73-year-old Kodir, an avowed Muslim, fulfils a lifelong dream. His daughter accompanies him there. She is supposed to have seen the desert city of Samarkand on the Silk Road once before she is married off against her will...
44 min
HD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
German

Awards

Bavarian Television Award Blue Panther Best Documentary Film
Intern. Mountain Film Festival Graz Main Award Foreign Cultures
Intern. Mountain Film Festival Trento Gold Award of the City of Bolzano

More information

Original title:

Jenseits von Samarkand

Original language:

Uzbek

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12

Audio language:

German

Further links:

IMDb