Angel on the Right

Angel on the Right (Tajik: Фариштаи китфи рост, Farishtai kitfi rost; Persian: فرشته کتف راست) is a 2002 Tajik comedy-drama film directed by Jamshed Usmonov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Angel on the Right
Directed by	Jamshed Usmonov
Written by	Jamshed Usmonov
Produced by	Jamshed Usmonov
Starring	Uktamoi Miyasarova
Cinematography	Pascal Lagriffoul
Edited by	Jacques Comets
Music by	Michael Galasso
Release date	24 May 2002 (2002-05-24)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Tajikistan
Language	Tajik

Plot

This dark comedy, the third feature film for Jamshed Usmonov, is set, and filmed on location, in the Tajik town of Asht. After serving a long prison sentence, a remorseless man returns to his home village. While trying to help his mother die with dignity, the man endures multiple run-ins with the unyielding villagers who expect to collect on his myriad overdue debts. The cast of this film is the real-life population of the town of Asht itself. Usmonov cast his own mother and brother for the lead roles in the film.

Cast

• Uktamoi Miyasarova as Halima
• Maruf Pulodzoda as Hamro
• Kova Tilavpur as Yatim
• Mardonkul Kulbobo as Mayor
• Malohat Maqsumova as Savri
• Furkat Burlev as The Barman
• Orzuqui Kholikov as Young man with goat
• Hokim Rakhmonov as Dervish
• Tolib Temuraliev as The Millionaire
• Davras Azimov as The Doormaker