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STARS OF THE STEPPE


Veit Helmer





He was born in Hannover, in 1968. He has directed 8 short and 2 feature films. He teaches in various countries. Uzbek Express is the result of a workshop with students of the ÒMannon UigurÓ Film School in Tashkent. He lives in Berlin.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
Tuvalu
Uzbek Express!
Gate to Heaven

THE FILMS


Uzbek Express!
Uzbekistan - Germany 2002
Direction: Veit Helmer. Screenplay: Veit Helmer and the students of the Tashkent Film School. Cinematography: Rifkat Ibragimov. Editing: Dagmar Drews. Sound: Sayora Hudayberdieva. Cast: Nigmat Alimov, Mahfuza Babatullaeva. Producers: Elisabeth Lattaro, Veit Helmer. Production: Veit Helmer-Film Produktion. 35mm Color 6min

Tashkent central train station. Passengers are rushing to catch the express train. The train is ready to leave. But the sight of a couple in a passionate kiss makes the engine driver jump off the train and make a decision that will change his life.

 

 

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