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24/12/1999 Drama 1h 28m
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Overview

A simple fable about a teacher's quest for justice. The teacher's neighbor not only ogles his wife, but builds an outdoor toilet right beside the teacher's house. When he is refused any legal recourse, the teacher decides to get revenge by building a latrine for the entire village outside his neighbor's house.

  1. Jamshed Usmonov

    Director, Writer

  2. Min Byung-hun

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Muhammadjon Shodi

  2. Mastura Ortik

  3. Taghoymurod Rozik

  4. Beknazar Kabirov

  5. Mardonkul Kulbobo

  6. Fakhriddin Fathiddin

  7. Takoi Murod Rozik

  8. Muhamad Shodi

  9. View more

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Reviews

A review by bafflermeal
Written by bafflermeal on 2013-02-20
Simple provincial story with universal meaning, 14 March 2008
 
Author: nmegahey from DVD Times

Set in a little village in Tajikistan, Korean director Min Byung Hoon's debut feature, made in collaboration with Russian director Jamshed Usmonov, makes a universal statement about human nature through a relatively simple story. The village's headmaster makes a complaint about his neighbour who has built an outside latrine right next to the wall that separates their properties. Not only does it cause an awful stench, but the neighbour looks over into the wall and watches the headmaster's wif...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Tajik

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$3,247.00

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