Year: 2014
Country: Netherlands, Uzbekistan, Germany, France
Director: Saodat Ismailova
Cast: Barokhad Shukurova, Saodat Rakhminova, Farida Olimova, Rushana Sadykova
Genre: drama
Runtime: 88 min.
Age: 16+
40 Days of Silence is the story of four women in Central Asia in key moments of their lives, discovered through their different ages. It is a trip into an unconscious and intimate female world; it is an attempt to portray broken identities and women who confront their own will to choose and decide.
Awards & Festivals:
Berlin International Film Festival – Nominee: Best First Feature Award
Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur – Golden Alhambra
Hong Kong International Film Festival – participation