The Dance of Men

Dilhiroj

Uzbekistan

2002

77 Min

Color

Uzbek

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SCR Yusup Razykov, Erkin Agzam

CAST Aliser Chamraev, Zakir Mukhamedzhanov, Sevinc Muminova

With the titled dance serving as a sign of the communal joy taken in the cyclic events of social life, Uzbek director Razykov creates an observational narrative that follows a young man’s entry into the adult world of Islamic Uzbekistan. The boy endures physical pain as his bride-to-be undergoes her own rite of passage. The complications that impede the marriage of this young couple not only suggest the actual conflicts that abound in the culture, but give the work a spiritual and philosophical dimension. —Harvard Film Archive

Director

Yusup Razykov

After studying philosophy and working as an electrician at Uzbekfilm, Razykov suspended his career pursuits to serve in the military. Upon returning, he performed various functions at Uzbek television, including director of art programmes, before entering VGIK’s screenwriting program in 1981. He then apprenticed at Mosfilm, where several of his screenplays were produced. He has since written and directed for both Russian and Uzbek film productions. For television, he was the director and screenwriter of the first Uzbek soap operas – Dolma and The Order. Razykov’s unique comedic voice was showcased in Voiz, which was featured at the 2000 Berlinal Film Festival. With it, Razykov carried Uzbeki film back into the international spotlight. In 1999 he became president of Uzbekfilm Studio. —Seagull Films