Ibrat (2020)

Ibrat is a historical feature film about the life and work of the poet, translator, linguist and Jadid reformer Is'hoqxon Ibrat. It was directed by Jahongir Qosimov from a script by Nurillo Abbosxon and Abduqayum Yoʻldoshev, produced by the Kinomaniya studio on commission from Uzbekistan's cinematography agency, and premiered on 1 October 2020. The story follows Ibrat's travels in search of knowledge, his conviction that freedom comes through enlightenment, and his imprisonment in 1937. Parts were shot in Kokand, Egypt and India. Saidkomil Umarov plays Ibrat; Karim Mirkhodiyev won the Golden Humo award for best actor for his role, and the film was named best feature at the International Muslim Film Festival in Australia.