Evolution (2023)

Evrilish (Evolution) is a war drama directed by Yolkin Tuychiev. It follows an Uzbek man drafted into the Soviet army who is sent to a war zone; the war changes his life and those around him, and years later he returns home to Uzbekistan. The film was shown at the Busan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema, KIM Jiseok Award category), and Ulmas Urayev won the Best Actor prize for it at the Golden Minbar festival in Kazan.