ERTAK (FAIRY TALE)

2023, Uzbekistan

Kamila Rustambekova

A young gay man lives with his mother in an Uzbek village. The neighbours gossip about him; the mother is embarrassed and doesn’t want to be seen in public. Her son is faced with a difficult decision: only if he leaves his mother and the country will he be able to live a safe and free life. With great empathy, Kamila Rustambekova tells a love story between two young men; but it is also a tale of loss, homophobia and the brutality that comes with it.

Eine Person mit kurzen dunklen Haaren, von hinten gesehen, trägt ein weißes Hemd mit schwarzen Streifen an den Ärmeln und steht vor einem weißen Stoffhintergrund.
Section: Retrospective
Country: Uzbekistan
Director: Kamila Rustambekova
Language: usbekische OmenglU
Running time: 12min

DCP