At the Very Blue Sky (1972)

A black-and-white short television film made in 1972 at the Uzbektelefilm studio and directed by Leonard Babakhanov. Iskander learns that his father has died at the front and hides it from his mother to spare her pain. He draws strength from his friendship with Rano and Igor, whose fathers have also been lost in the war. It premiered on 25 October 1972 and runs 42 minutes.