Overview

Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.

Cast

Vladimir Vorobey, Vova Kudenko, Bakhtiyar Nabiyev, Natalya Arinbasarova, Nikolai Timofeyev, Valentina Talyzina, Aleksandr Susnin, Raisa Kurkina

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What is "Tashkent, City of Bread" about?

Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.

When was "Tashkent, City of Bread" released?

Tashkent, City of Bread was released in 1968.

Who stars in "Tashkent, City of Bread"?

The cast includes Vladimir Vorobey, Vova Kudenko, Bakhtiyar Nabiyev, Natalya Arinbasarova.