“Cinema, Nation, and Empire in Uzbekistan, 1919-1937” by Cloé Drieu
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The Second Wife (Rus. Vtoraia Zhena, Uzb. Ikichi khanum) by Mikhail Doronin (Uzbekkino, 1927)

Adolat (R. Messerer) lives happily with her mother and father, leading a joyous life alongside her best friend, Qumri, who is later happily 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 Taji Bai (G. Chechelashvili), whose first wife Khadija (M. Grineva) is infertile. After this marriage, Adolat gives birth to a daughter, Saodat (Zh. Voynova). The first wife decides to take revenge and manages to persuade Taji Bai that Adolat is lazy and careless. One day when Taji Bai is away from home, his brother Sadyqbay (M. Doronin), who likes young boys (bacha), takes advantage of Taji Bai’s absence to steal money to buy a ring for a young adolescent who has taken his fancy. Sadyqbay encounters Adolat when carrying out this theft and tries to abuse her. The husband discovers the theft and wrongly accuses Adolat, who flees to her parents. Taji Bai brings her back and confines her. The weather is turning cold, and Adolat is provided with a stove to keep warm. The room catches fire and Adolat dies from asphyxiation.

977MB | 46m 29s | 1280×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/FDB7C91B92C0029/vtoraya_zhena_1927_(720p).mkv
https://nitro.download/view/BFD63F3FD81970D/Ikichi_khanum_-_eng_02.srt
or
https://fikper.com/qL9np9ypQt/vtoraya_zhena_1927_(720p).mkv.html
https://fikper.com/qF9qKdwjHs/Ikichi_khanum_-_eng_02.srt.html

Language(s):Silent
Subtitles:English,Russian intertitles

The post Mikhail Doronin – Ikichi khanum AKA Vtoraya Zhena AKA The Second Wife (1927) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis:
Bibicha a young woman conceals herself in a vow of silence in the house of her grandmother Khanjarmomo, who lives with her illegitimate granddaughter Sharifa. Khanjarmomo doubts Bibicha reasons. Is she vowing for the return of her beloved mysteriously disappeared? Or is she hiding an illicit pregnancy?

During her vow, Bibicha is challenged by the sudden arrival of Khamida, the mother of Sharifa, who comes back to the village after years of absence. Bibicha sees in Khamida her possible future. This encounter brings back to live the past and future of this family of women whose destinies seem to repeat from generation to generation in an emotional curse.

Bibicha will witness the awakening of her womanhood.
Khanjarmomo will finally make peace with her past and will try to reconstruct her broken family Marrying Khamida to her dead lover in order to finally legitimate Sharifa.

During these 40 days all these women will come to means with their destinies.

618MB | 1h 28m | 1280×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/AB4C31B0E892495/Chilla.AKA.40.Days.of.Silence.2014.720p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-AVRS.mkv

Language:Uzbek
Subtitles:English (hardcoded)

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Iskander, a gentle Uzbek man, is convinced by a Russian friend to give an impromptu speech praising the Communist Revolution. Impressed by his eloquence, the Soviets make Iskander a spokesman – a precarious position in a turbulent time.

1.38GB | 1 h 27 min | 762×572 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/2C13BF17DBC12EC/The.Orator.1998.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language:Uzbek
Subtitles:English hardsubbed

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