Armon (1986)

Directed by

Melis Abzalov

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Uzbek village during World War II, the men are away fighting. Children, women, and the elderly are left behind to do the grueling work of farming and survival. The film follows their daily struggles under harsh conditions.

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What happens

Armon or Ukhodya, ostayutsya (transliteration of the Russian title of the film meaning "Once They Leave, They Never Return") (Uzbek: Armon, Армон; Russian: Уходя, остаются) is a 1986 Soviet-Uzbek drama film directed by Melis Abzalov. The film depicts the hard work of Uzbek children, the elderly and women during the grim years of the Soviet-German war against Nazi Germany and its allies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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