Storyline
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 & Crew
VV
Vladimir Vorobey
Mizha
LeadVK
Vova Kudenko
Seryozha
BN
Bakhtiyar Nabiyev
Rakhim
Natalya Arinbasarova
Saule
Nikolai Timofeyev
Dunajev
Valentina Talyzina
Dodonova, Misha's Mother
Aleksandr Susnin
Stepan Dranov
Raisa Kurkina
Nurse
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shukhrat Abbasov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tashkent, City of Bread is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
