Abdurakhmon, an Uzbek shepherd in his early 20s, lives in Uzbekistan's remote mountains, far from any town. After long days tending his sheep, at night he is glued to an old Soviet-era television set ...

GULAIM IS THE Boudicca of the Eurasian steppe. With her qyrq qyz—40 girls—she defended the ancient clans from eastern invaders, leaving an imprint on the collective consciousness of her region. She ...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) -- A new film industry is on the rise in this ex-Soviet state: Dozens of inexpensive, but profitable movies featuring pop divas and heart-wrenching plots have been churned ...

Beloved Uzbek filmmaker Ali Khamraev visits Asia Society along with actress Gulcha Tashbayeva for his first dedicated ...

As it struggles to keep a lid on political dissent while also trying to keep the wheels from coming off the economy, the government of Uzbekistan is co-opting the country's entertainment industry.

If there is a giant who sits astride the history of Uzbek cinema, it’s Ali Khamraev, one of those rare talents like Welles or ...

It was the latest life-imitating-art moment around the Netflix thriller 6 Underground. Viewers in eastern Turkmenistan this week watched the film's bevy of international stars overthrow the dictator ...

One of Kyrgyzstan's leading news websites Kloop.kg reported February 11 on what might be described as a ‘fake trailer’ scandal in neighbouring Uzbekistan, that involves Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman.

An Uzbek film producer wanted in Tashkent for his alleged involvement with Islamic extremists has reportedly been abducted in Moscow. The Moscow-based Memorial human rights center says Mirsobir ...