Jol (2001)
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Cast
Jamshed Usmonov, Saule Toktybayeva, Alnur Turgambayeva, Magjane Omirbayev, Valeria Gouliaeva, Valeri Skoribov, Moukhamedjane Alpisbaev, Serik Aprimov
A filmmaker’s troubled sleep and a telegram about his ill mother disrupt his settled family life.
The story
Filmmaker Amir Kobessov is happily married to Anara and has a son, but he begins to have trouble sleeping. In a dream, he attends the premiere of his film in a crowded theater. The projectionist mixes it up with other material, and the screen instead shows images from an American karate movie; the audience refuses to watch, and Amir’s film cannot be shown. Later, a telegram arrives from his village saying that his mother is ill. Amir leaves Anara and their son at home and goes to be with her.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Filmmaker Amir Kobessov (Jamshed Usmonov) is happily married to Anara (Alnur Turgambayeva), but he begins to have trouble sleeping. In a dream, he finds himself in a theater packed with people for the premiere of his film, but the projectionist mixes it up with other elements, and the images on the screen are from an American karate movie. The audience refuses to watch the film, and the original cannot be shown. Later, his life is interrupted by a telegram from his village informing him that his mother is ill. Amir goes to be with her, leaving Anara and their son at home.
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