Kosh ba kosh (1993) poster4

Tajikistan7 Essential Films from TajikistanStop 4 of 7

Kosh ba kosh

Кош-ба-кош

1993

In war-shadowed Dushanbe, a young woman returning from Russia is nearly gambled away by her feckless, addicted father, and takes refuge with a cable-car operator as the city slides toward chaos. A lyrical, bittersweet romance.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Tajikistan

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