THE LITTLE BROTHER / Bratan
  • Direction: Bakhtiyar Khudoynazarov.
  • Screenplay: Leonid Mahkamov, Bakhtiyar Khudoynazarov.
  • Cinematography: Gheorgy Dzalaev.
  • Editing: Tatyana Maltseva.
  • Sound: Rustam Akhadov.
  • Music: Ahmad Bakaev.
  • Cast: Timur Tursunov, Firuz Sabzaliev.
  • 35mm B&W 100'
SYNOPSIS

Farruh and Azamat, two brothers of seventeen and seven, live with their grandmother in a small Tadjik town. One day, they set out to visit their father, who works as a doctor in a sanatorium. Tired of looking after his younger brother, and wishing to live his own life, Farruh is planning to leave Azamat with their father. As they travel by train across the steppes of Tadjikistan, they will meet with all kinds of adventures.

Bakhtiyar Khudoynazarov

Biography
He was born in Dushanbe, in 1965. He worked for the State Committee for Radio and Television, and then went on to study direction at the Soviet Union's Film Institute. His film The Little Brother won awards at international film festivals, including Manheim, Turin and Nantes.

FILMOGRAPHY (English titles)
1986 Jokers (short film)
1989 Believe It or Not (short film)
1991 Little Brother

FILM TITLE SCREENING THEATER DATE
THE LITTLE BROTHER A' CINE PROVLITA 1 Tuesday 14/11, 17:30
THE LITTLE BROTHER B' CINE PROVLITA 1 Saturday 18/11, 17:30


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