''Angel on the Right'' ( tg, Фариштаи китфи рост, Farishtai kitfi rost; fa, فرشته کتف راست) is a 2002 Tajik
comedy-drama
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film directed by
Jamshed Usmonov
Jamshed Usmonov ( tg, Ҷамшед Усмонов, fa, جمشید عثمانف; born 13 January 1965), also credited as Djamshed Usmonov, is a Tajik film director, producer, scriptwriter and one of the most notable figures of contemporary Persia ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski.
The festival opened with ''Hollywood Ending'', directe ...
.
Plot
This dark comedy, the third feature film for Jamshed Usmonov, is set, and filmed on location, in the Tajik town of Asht. After serving a long prison sentence, a remorseless man returns to his home village. While trying to help his mother
die with dignity
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, the man endures multiple run-ins with the unyielding villagers who expect to collect on his myriad overdue debts. The cast of this film is the real-life population of the town of Asht itself. Usmonov cast his own mother and brother for the lead roles in the film.
Cast
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Uktamoi Miyasarova as Halima
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Maruf Pulodzoda as Hamro
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Kova Tilavpur as Yatim
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Mardonkul Kulbobo as Mayor
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Malohat Maqsumova as Savri
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Furkat Burlev as The Barman
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Orzuqui Kholikov as Young man with goat
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Hokim Rakhmonov as Dervish
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Tolib Temuraliev as The Millionaire
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Davras Azimov
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as The Doormaker
References
External links
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2002 films
Tajikistani drama films
Tajik-language films
2002 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Jamshed Usmonov
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