40 Days of Silence

40 Days of Silence

88 mins | Drama | Feb. 7, 2014

This is a passage between two faces, each the same, yet different. Bibicha’s face first appears in the dark, her eyes open and expression impassive, only her heavy breathing betraying the strain she feels. She will withstand the strain and take the vow of silence, retreating to her grandmother’s house for the 40 days to pass. The house and the landscape outside at least offer Bibicha certain sensory distractions: the taste of honey, the texture of a wall, an eye-catching bedspread, the view out over a sea of cloud, water fizzling on the stove. But it is not just her under strain, as her aunt’s frantic text messaging, her grandmother’s rueful acknowledgement of the stories of marital strife on the radio and her little cousin’s illegitimate status bear witness to. Four generations of women in the complete absence of men, yet all marked by their presence, the similarity of their fates blurring together different times and customs.

40 Days of Silence

88 mins | Drama | Feb. 7, 2014

40 Days of Silence
This is a passage between two faces, each the same, yet different. Bibicha’s face first appears in the dark, her eyes open and expression impassive, only her heavy breathing betraying the strain she feels. She will withstand the strain and take the vow of silence, retreating to her grandmother’s house for the 40 days to pass. The house and the landscape outside at least offer Bibicha certain sensory distractions: the taste of honey, the texture of a wall, an eye-catching bedspread, the view out over a sea of cloud, water fizzling on the stove. But it is not just her under strain, as her aunt’s frantic text messaging, her grandmother’s rueful acknowledgement of the stories of marital strife on the radio and her little cousin’s illegitimate status bear witness to. Four generations of women in the complete absence of men, yet all marked by their presence, the similarity of their fates blurring together different times and customs.
Producers Rohfilm
Original title Chilla
Directors Saodat Ismailova
Writers Ulughbek Sadikov, Saodat Ismailova

Cast

Rushana Sadikova

as Bibicha

Saodat Rahminova

as Bibi Soadat

Barohad Shukurova

as Khamida

Farida Olimova

as Sharifa

Muhabbat Sattori

as Matluba

Kurbon Sobir

as Quayum

Amina Nurmatova

as Mamlakat

Sattor Saidov

as Mullah