Angel on the Right | |
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Directed by | Jamshed Usmonov |
Written by | Jamshed Usmonov |
Produced by | Jamshed Usmonov |
Starring | Uktamoi Miyasarova |
Cinematography | Pascal Lagriffoul |
Edited by | Jacques Comets |
Music by | Michael Galasso |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Tajikistan |
Language | Tajik |
Angel on the Right (Tajik: Фариштаи китфи рост, Farishtai kitfi rost; Persian: فرشته کتف راست) is a 2002 Tajik comedy-drama film directed by Jamshed Usmonov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
This dark comedy, the third feature film for Jamshed Usmonov, is set, and filmed on location, in the Tajik town of Asht. After serving a long prison sentence, a remorseless man returns to his home village. While trying to help his mother die with dignity, the man endures multiple run-ins with the unyielding villagers who expect to collect on his myriad overdue debts. The cast of this film is the real-life population of the town of Asht itself. Usmonov cast his own mother and brother for the lead roles in the film.