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Rustam and Suhrab

Name: Rustam and Suhrab
Released: 1972

Рустам и Сухраб

1972

This epic dramatizes the tragic tale from the Persian Shahnameh in which the great hero Rustam unknowingly faces his own son Suhrab in mortal combat. A sweeping mythic drama.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Tajikistan

This film is stop 2 of 7 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Tajikistan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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