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Uzbekistan10 Essential Films from UzbekistanStop 9 of 10

Hot Bread

Issiq non

2018

A teenage girl living with her grandmother in a small Uzbek village while her mother works far away in the city yearns to leave and join her, in a delicate portrait of longing and rural life. A quietly lyrical drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Uzbekistan

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Uzbekistan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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