
Tashkent, City of Bread
Drama
Overview
Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.
Top Cast
Vladimir Vorobey
Vladimir Vorobey
Mizha
Vladimir Vorobey
Mizha
Vova Kudenko
Vova Kudenko
Seryozha
Vova Kudenko
Seryozha
Bakhtiyar Nabiyev
Bakhtiyar Nabiyev
Rakhim
Bakhtiyar Nabiyev
Rakhim


Natalya Arinbasarova
Natalya Arinbasarova
Saule
Natalya Arinbasarova
Saule


Nikolai Timofeyev
Nikolai Timofeyev
Dunajev
Nikolai Timofeyev
Dunajev


Valentina Talyzina
Valentina Talyzina
Dodonova, Misha's Mother
Valentina Talyzina
Dodonova, Misha's Mother


Aleksandr Susnin
Aleksandr Susnin
Stepan Dranov
Aleksandr Susnin
Stepan Dranov


Raisa Kurkina
Raisa Kurkina
Nurse
Raisa Kurkina
Nurse


Viktor Kolpakov
Viktor Kolpakov
Crippled Soldier
Viktor Kolpakov
Crippled Soldier


Yevgeny Gurov
Yevgeny Gurov
Old Man
Yevgeny Gurov
Old Man
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