Cinema
Suyunchi
Melis Abzalov · 1982
Synopsis
Anzirat lives in a village with her son, her daughter-in-law and their ten sons. In the thirties, she ran the village's main farm and went through hard times. Now that she is old, she does not rest: the laziness, greed and carelessness of some neighbours are intolerable to her, and she means to put things in order even within her own family, where her son prefers to form a football team rather than help his pregnant wife. In the village, she is called the general grandmother.
Context
The film's Russian title called it Babouchka-général, after the nickname of its heroine. It was shot at the Tashkent studio from a screenplay by Rihsivoy Muhammadjonov; it runs seventy minutes and was released on 5 September 1982. The leading role is played by Zaynab Sadriyeva. The Uzbek critic Mukhayo Mukhtarova sees in it a lesson in honesty, modesty and respect for elders, skilfully given, and ranks it among the films of the golden age of national cinema.
Who it is for
In Uzbek, with no French version. A family and village comedy, without particular difficulty, of one hour ten.
Prizes and reception
Ranked among the treasures of Uzbek cinema, it remains loved by audiences nearly forty years after its release.