2015, a remote village in a remote region of Uzbekistan. Gulchehra earns her living by combing cotton wool. It is hard work, but she has little choice: she needs to support herself and her elderly mother-in-law. Her husband is working in another country and Gulchehra does not realise that he is not coming back. After the death of her mother-in-law, Gulchehra is left alone in a hostile world, where morals and hypocritical morality reign supreme.
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Rashid Malikov Director · Yan Milenin Writer Boris Litovchenko Cinematographer
First release November 13, 2025 · Produced in Uzbekistan · Original title Paxta
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Uzbekistan
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Original title
Paxta
Original language
Uzbek
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Uzbek
Release dates
Egypt · November 13, 2025
Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
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