Script.: Aloudin Abdoolloev, Georgii Dzalaev, Dir./Dir. of Phot.: Georgii Dzalaev.
Economic depression and political chaos force Tajik men to become migrant laborers, working in unsafe conditions and with inconsistent pay. Tajik women attempt to keep their families alive and, in some cases, enter polygamous marriages to feed themselves and their families.
Dzalaev, Georgii
Graduated in 1985 from the Department of Photography and Feature Films at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (Moscow). From 1976 to 1991 he worked as a cameraman and director of photography at the Tajikfilm Studio. Since 1991, he has worked as an independent filmmaker.
Filmography:
Who Are We? (1989), Sweet, Sweet Home (1998), Noah’s Ark (1999), Abreast With The Century (2000), Life Containers (2002), Transfiguration (2003), Before the Thunderstorm (2005), New Penelope (2006).
Script.: Aloudin Abdoolloev, Georgii Dzalaev, Dir./Dir. of Phot.: Georgii Dzalaev.
Graduated in 1985 from the Department of Photography and Feature Films at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (Moscow). From 1976 to 1991 he worked as a cameraman and director of photography at the Tajikfilm Studio. Since 1991, he has worked as an independent filmmaker.
