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The Shepherd

2005 · 77 min

A quiet, patient Central Asian drama that sits with a boy's reluctant duty, feeling slow and observational rather than eventful.

Directed by
Yusup Razykov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elnur Abraev, Lola Eltoeva, Zebo Navruzova
Overview
According to a central Asian tradition, the younger brother is responsible for the wife of his brother in his absence. So 13-year-old Jamshed is too. Lack of work made his brother leave for the West to earn money. Jamshed does what he should do, even though he dreams of things that boys of his age much prefer to do. He regards his sister-in-law and his duty to her as a burden.

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Directed by
Yusup Razykov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elnur Abraev, Lola Eltoeva, Zebo Navruzova
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • isolation
    • coming-of-age
    • deception
    Places
    • countryside
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Yusup Razykov
    Written by
    Erkin Agzam, Yusup Razykov
    Starring
    Elnur Abraev, Lola Eltoeva, Zebo Navruzova, Farkhot Abdullaev
    Music
    Dzamsid Izamov
    Cinematography
    Khatam Faiziyev
    Runtime
    77 min
    Country
    Uzbekistan
    Languages
    Uzbek

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