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That Was in Kokand (1977)

That Was in Kokand poster
Original title
Это было в Коканде
Directed by
Uchkun Nazarov
Genre
historical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
3h 13m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Soviet three-part film adapts a historical novel about events in Kokand. It follows characters during a period of political and social change in Central Asia.

epichistoricaldramaticseriousslow-pacedpatrioticgrand-scale

What happens

«Э́то бы́ло в Кока́нде» — советский трёхсерийный художественный фильм режиссёра Учкуна Назарова, снятый по мотивам одноимённого исторического романа Николая Никитина на киностудии «Узбекфильм» в 1977 году. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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