The Kugitan tragedy (1978)
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 16M
Director : Kakov Orazsahatov, Yazgeldy Seidov
Writer : Khodzha Kuli Narliyev
Synopsis
A love story with a tragic ending set in 19th century Turkmenistan
Rose spends her days fishing near the beautiful lake house she’s called home for 50 years. She’s not getting any younger and her daughter Patti worries about Rose being all alone, but the stubborn matriarch will not sell. There are memories here that she doesn’t want to leave. These come flooding back one weekend during a visit from Patti and granddaughter Allison, when a long-forgotten roll of film reminds Rose of the summer she met and fell in love with the bold and beautiful Louise.
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A love story with a tragic ending set in 19th century Turkmenistan
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