“The Scent of Melon in Samarkand”, dir. Ali Khamraev, Uzbekistan, 2021, 84 min.
Q&A with director Ali Khamraev, online.
Synopsis:
Stories from the lives of ordinary people in Samarkand during the pandemic. The old teacher Askar gives private lessons and sends his earnings to someone in Russia. An unexpected ending stops all gossip.
* Best Director prize, “Pearl of the Silk Road” Tashkent International Film Festival; Best Director prize, Felix International Film Festival, Milano.