The “Gorkut ata” International Film Festival that brought together cinematographers from the TURKSOY participating countries on a single platform started in Ashgabat.

From November 13 to 15, citizens and guests of the Turkmen capital will be able to immerse themselves into the world of feature and documentary films permeated with oriental flavor. The main theme of the festival was the 300th anniversary of the great master of words Makhtumkuli Fraghi.

The most expected premieres of the international movie review was the collaborative work of Turkmen and Uzbek cinematographers called "Magtymguly Pyragy". As you might guess from the name, the movie tells about the life path and fate of the outstanding classical poet, founder of the Turkmen literary language and philosopher of the East Makhtumkuli Fraghi.

On the eve of the premiere, we talked with one of the screenplay authors, Ore Dashginov, representing the Oguzkhan “Türkmenfilm” Association, and asked him what is the specificity of this film and why it is definitely worth seeing.

According to the Turkmen playwright, a large team worked on making a new movie about Makhtumkuli. The main part of the shooting took place in Uzbekistan, among the historical decorations of Bukhara and Khiva, where the great poet spent his youth. Moreover, thanks to the collaborative work of representatives of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, also Uzbek playwrights in the process of making the movie, new facts about Makhtumkuli's life were discovered, which are presented in the movie.

- First of all, this movie reveals the friendship of the Turkmen and Uzbek people,” says Ore Dashginov. - In one of the touching moments of the scene, the Uzbek, dying for his friend, says: “My last request –  Makhtumkuli, keep writing poems”. This shows the willingness to sacrifice his life for the Turkmen people and the great poet, whose poems will be performed by the bakhshis of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The director of the film - famous Uzbek cinematographer Muzaffarkhon Erkinov, masterfully recreated the life of distant times and the atmosphere of poetic competitions, where not only confrontations took place, but true friendships were born.

A young Turkmen actor Akhmet Amandurdiev played the role of Makhtumkuli, and his father, Dovletmammed Azadi, was played by People's Artist of Turkmenistan Chari Berdiev. Other famous Turkmen and Uzbek actors are also starred in the film.

The film is dubbed in two languages – Turkmen and Uzbek, it will  be also shown in Uzbekistan.