简介：Howdoesartsurviveinatimeofoppression?DuringtheSovietruleartists,whostaytruetotheirvisionareexecuted,senttomentalhospitals,orGulags.TheirplightinspiresyoungIgorSavitsky.Hepretendstobuystate-approvedartbutinsteaddaringlyrescues40,000forbiddenfellowartist’sworksandcreatesamuseuminthedesertofUzbekistan,farfromthewatchfuleyesoftheKGB.Thoughapennilessartisthimself,hecajolesthecashtopayfortheartfromthesameauthoritieswhoarebanningit.SavitskyamassesaneclecticmixofRussianAvant-Gardeart.ButhisgreatestdiscoveryisanunknownschoolofartistswhosettleinUzbekistanaftertheRussianrevolutionof1917,encounteringauniqueIslamicculture,asexotictothemasTahitiwasforGauguin.Theydevelopastartlinglyoriginalstyle,fusingEuropeanmodernismwithcenturies-oldEasterntraditions.BenKingsley,SallyField,andEdAsnervoicethediariesandlettersofSavitskyandtheartists.Intercutwithrecollectionsoftheartists’childrenandrarearchivalfootage,thefilmtakesusonadramaticjourneyofsacrificeforthesakeofcreativefreedom.Describedasoneofthemostremarkablecollectionsof20thcenturyRussianartandlocatedinoneoftheworld’spoorestregions,todaythesepaintingsareworthmillions,alucrativetargetforIslamicfundamentalists,corruptbureaucratsandartprofiteers.ThecollectionremainsasendangeredaswhenSavitskyfirstcreatedit,posingthequestionwhoseresponsibilityisittopreservethisculturaltreasure.…