The Sand-Storm(1989)

Name: The Sand-Storm
Director: Bako Sadykov
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1989-01-01
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Vladimir Msryan, Dumitru Fusu, Mukhamadali Makhmadov, Makhmud Takhiri, Isfandiyor Gulyamov

Vladimir Msryan Dumitru Fusu Mukhamadali Makhmadov Makhmud Takhiri Isfandiyor Gulyamov

In this heavyhanded political allegory, set in the plains and mountains of Central Asia, a tribe of people led by the fanatical Mavrut (Vladimir Msrian) wanders about in the most desolate parts of this already desolate region in search of a mythical "Land of Happiness." Their quest is hampered by the fact that they must all live a life which is extremely ascetic. One tribeswoman expresses a desire to have a child, but is rebuked by being reminded that she has vowed never to have worldly ties that would distract her from the quest. When she has a child anyway, she and her lover are made to pay for this crime in a horrific way. Despite that, the child becomes a kind of holy mascot for the group, touted by the leader as a kind of savior. They are distressed when the child goes missing one day, only to appear mysteriously on the opposite side of the rapids of a river, beckoning to them.