

A dying woman’s wish sends her son on a train journey from the steppes of Uzbekistan to the Russian hinterland in search of his father’s grave. Just as the traveler’s home city of Samarkand is situated on the border between East and West, Khamraev balances his film on the edge of two cultures, evoking the soul of Russia and the crumbling beauty of what was once the Silk Road.

Khikmat Gulyamov

Ivan Kosykh

Melis Abzalov

Zukhra Abdurakamanova

Vadim Gusev

Umid Khamdamov

Asankul Kuttubayev

Vladimir Sichkar

Maryam Yakubova

Saidmurad Ziyautdinov

Khusan Sharipov

T. Karakhimova

Nargiz Mammadova

Nadyr Mirzakasymov

Zosya Tratsevskaya

Aibek Zairov