Fields Left by My Father (1997)

Fields Left by My Father (Otamdan qolgan dalalar) is a 1997 film by Shuhrat Abbosov based on Tog‘ay Murod's novel of the same name. Following three generations of a farming family in the Fergana Valley, it spans the period from the Russian conquest of the region through the Basmachi movement to the Soviet era. For the characters the land is the meaning of life, and losing it shapes the family's fate. The cast includes Matyaqub Matchonov, Mashrab Kimsanov, Erkin Komilov, Tuti Yusupova and Sanat Divanov. The film is very long, running some three and a half to four hours, and is known for its realistic manner.