Abdulkhamid Nurmatov

Three funny and entertaining short stories about little Tajik children: "They Got Into a Trap," "They Made Friends," and "Said the Dreamer."

Summer 1943. Tajikistan. The front line is very far away, but the war also affects here - trains of the evacuated and wounded arrive here, and trains of recruits go to the front. Home life is also difficult, the selfless work of women and children for the needs of the front, in need of everything, in basic things in a peaceful life, the scarcity and high cost of products in the markets

From Moscow senior lieutenant Lunin comes to serve at the border post. The hero is actively involved in the life of the outpost. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, the Ismail-gang gang is intensifying its actions ...

In the besieged town of Khojent, famine begins. The leaders of the revolutionary committee, Kozyrev, Sattar, and Alim, with the help of the chief mullah of the mosque, Abdulrahman-khan, win over the local residents, defeat a group of bandits, and bring back bread to the starving people.

The fate of the powerless laborer Yodgor, who became an active builder of a new life in Soviet Tajikistan.

High in the mountains of Tajikistan lies the Obi-Safed meteorological station. Komsomol members Rajab, Dilbar, and Vika work there. Suddenly, the station’s peaceful life is disrupted by alarming news: a violent flood of the mountain rivers is expected, threatening the fields and herds of nearby collective farms. To assist the meteorologists, hydrologist Mirsaid arrives by helicopter from Stalinabad. For the helicopter pilot, Petr, every flight to Obi-Safed is a joy — his fiancée Vika is there. For the young, confident hydrologist Mirsaid, these flights are also not without interest, as he is actively courting Dilbar, much to Rajab’s dismay. Meanwhile, danger approaches.

The film is about a Tajik potter, endowed with an extraordinary talent as an artist, but unable to find his right path in life. But the youngest daughter will continue her father's creative traditions, opening up the wonderful world of folk art to people.

A young, ambitious and self-confident girl, Zulfiya, is appointed senior assistant at the surgical clinic. She is still an inexperienced doctor, and immediately makes a number of serious mistakes. Realizing the lack of personal professionalism and the limited medical practice, Zulfiya refuses a high position and leaves as an ordinary doctor to the mountainous region of Tajikistan.

Based on the popular comedy novel, as well as many international anecdotes about Nasreddin Hodja, a witty Muslim traveler.