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The Bodyguard

Телохранитель

1979

In Central Asia during the Russian civil war, a taciturn sharpshooter is assigned to guard a captured Basmachi leader, and an uneasy bond forms between hunter and prisoner amid the harsh mountain terrain. A striking Soviet Eastern.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Tajikistan

This film is stop 1 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.