Dzhamilya

Dzhamilya

1969 · 78 min · RU · 6.4 (29 votes)
Dir. Irina Poplavskaya · Starring Natalya Arinbasarova, Suimenkul Chokmorov, Nasreddin Dubashev, Aliman Dzhangorozova, Altynbek Kenzhekov, Bolot Beyshenaliev · Music Nikolai Sidelnikov
WarDramaRomance

In a remote Kyrgyz village, Dzhamilya follows her parents' orders when she marries a man without loving him. Then World War II breaks out and her new husband has to leave the village. While being alone, Dzhamiliya meets the returning soldier Daniyar and falls in love with him instead. Years later, their young friend Seid reminisces about the couple.

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A tender, melancholic gaze into the past. It feels like a whispered secret, a song carried on the wind, painting a world of quiet longing and the enduring power of art amidst hardship. A truly poetic experience.

melancholicpoeticyearningnostalgicslow-burnlyricalarthouseperiod dramacinematic poetryloveartsacrificecultural identity
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or booklove triangleworld war iimountainautobiographyengagementloveblack and whitewoman directororientalkyrgyzstan