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You Are Not an Orphan

Name: You Are Not an Orphan
Released: 1963

Sen Yetim Emassan

1963

During World War II, a warm-hearted Uzbek couple whose own son is away at the front open their home to fourteen orphaned children evacuated from across the Soviet Union, raising them as their own. A beloved, tender drama based on a true story.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Uzbekistan

This film is stop 2 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Uzbekistan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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