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Mahallada duv-duv gap (1960)

Mahallada duv-duv gap poster
Original title
Маҳаллада дув-дув гап
Directed by
Shuhrat Abbosov
Genre
comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A black and white Soviet Uzbek musical comedy where neighborhood gossip creates humorous situations among local residents. The film follows the amusing misunderstandings and light conflicts that arise from everyday talk in a close knit community.

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What happens

Mahallada duv-duv gap (The Talk of the Neighborhood or The Whole Neighborhood is Talking about It) (Uzbek: Mahallada duv-duv gap, Маҳаллада дув-дув гап; Russian: Об этом говорит вся махалля) is a 1960 Soviet black-and-white Uzbek musical comedy. The film was directed by Y. Stepchuk and produced by Shuhrat Abbosov, a prominent Uzbek filmmaker. Mahallada duv-duv gap is considered to be one of the best Uzbek films of all time and Shuhrat Abbosov, who received a National Artist of the USSR award for his works, is celebrated as one of the founders of the Uzbek film making industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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