Underplayed Gems

Provincial dreamers (2020)

Provincial dreamers poster
Directed by
Rumi Shoazimov
Country
Tajikistan
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family in a small Tajik town tries to arrange marriages for their sons, revealing the gap between personal hopes and social expectations. The film follows the characters as they navigate negotiations, traditions, and their own quiet disappointments.

slow-burncontemplativepoignanteverydayneither uplifting nor bleakpatientintimate

What happens

«Хаёлпарастони музофотӣ» (русӣ: Провинциальные мечтатели), ё «Сафи домодҳо» — филми тоҷикии коргардон Румӣ Шоазимов бо филмноманависии Темур Зулфиқоров, маҳсули киностудияи «Тоҷикфилм» дар соли 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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