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Tajikistan7 Essential Films from TajikistanStop 3 of 7

Angel on the Right

Фариштаи китфи рост

2002

An unrepentant crook released from a Russian jail returns to his poor Tajik hometown to help his dying mother, only to find old debts and hard-nosed neighbors waiting to collect. A wry, humane tragicomedy.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Tajikistan

This film is stop 3 of 7 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Tajikistan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Tajikistan in the 196 country film challenge.