DUSHANBE , May 10, Asia-Plus - A feature film by Tajik filmmakers Gulandom Muhabbatova and Daler Rahmatov entitled “Ovora” has won a grand prize of the Youth Film Festival “Izhodii Parvoz” (Creative Flight) that was held in Uzbek capital of Tashkent on May 2-7.   

Daler Rahmatov said in his interview with Asia-Plus that 25 interesting full-length feature films had been nominated to the youth film festival in Tashkent but jury had given the festival’s grand prize to the Tajik movie.  The grand prize gives the Tajik movie an opportunity to participate in the international Moscow film festival that will be held in the summer this year.  

Besides “Ovora”, Tajikistan also nominated to the Tashkent youth film festival a short-length feature film “Utro” (Morning) by Tajik filmmaker Denis Beketov.  

ABOUT: The film “Ovora” has participated in various film festivals and given various prizes.  At first, the movie has been noticed in the Moscow film festival “Svyataya Anna” ( St. Ann ) and in the Kazan film festival, the movie has been given a special prize of the president of the Republic of Tatarstan .  

The film reflects problems facing labor migrants and the growing generation.  It tells life of a five-year-old boy living with his grandmother and grandfather in the village.  His father has left for Russia in search of seasonal work.