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Fotima va Zuxra (2005)

Fotima va Zuxra poster
Directed by
Bakhrom Yakubov
Genre
crime, drama, romance
Country
Uzbekistan
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Based on a detective novel, this Uzbek film follows a young woman named Zuhra who is determined to take revenge on the mafia leaders who destroyed her family. A police major works tirelessly to bring the corrupt chairman Sultonov to justice, even as his own family is threatened.

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What happens

Fotima va Zuhra — yozuvchi Oʻlmas Umarbekov tomonidan yozilib, 1994-yilda nashr etilgan detektiv yoʻnalishdagi roman. Asar qahramonlari „Shifokor“ jamoa xoʻjaligi raisi Sultonov, Abdulla, Hamidulla, Fotima, Zuhra va boshqalar. Asarda mustaqillik davrigacha boʻlgan davrdagi ijtimoiy vaziyat, mafiyaning avj olayotgani va ularni qoʻllab-quvvatlayotgan rahbarlar mavzusi bir oilaning parokanda boʻlib ketishi fonida aks ettiriladi. Asarning oʻtkir sujeti, realligi kitobxonning asarga nisbatan qiziqishi va tushunishini osonlashtiradi. Asar bosh qahramonlaridan biri Zuhra oilasi uchun qasos olish niyatida dadil harakat qiladigan matonatli qiz sifatida gavdalantirilgan. Qahramonlardan biri mayor Qodirjon Aliyev esa davlat va qonun himoyachisi sifatida oʻziga berilgan topshiriqni vijdonan bajaradi. Hatto oila aʼzolarini xavfga qoʻyib, Sultonovning qilmishlarini tagiga yetadi. Yozuvchi ikki qahramon: Sultonov va Aliyev orqali yaxshilik va yomonlik, nafs va vijdon, halollik va nopoklik kabi bir-biriga qarama — qarshi tuygʻular konfliktini namoyon qiladi. Bundan tashqari, „Fotima va Zuhra“ romani oʻz davrining dolzarb ijtimoiy muammolari ham ochiqchasiga yoritilgan. Ayni shu jihat asarning qiziqarliligi va oʻqishliligini oshirgan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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