简介：Inafilmthat’sbeencomparedwiththeworkofParadjanovforitscolorful,mystical,andmyth-basedstory,Khamraevfashionsafragmented,dreamlikecoming-of-agetale.MedievalUzbekistanisthesettingforanodysseythatlaunchesanorphanedboyintoaharshworld,wherefirstloveisbrutallytrumpedbyaristocraticprivilege,friendshipisfragileandfleeting,andviolentchallengeslurkateveryturn.Khamraev’striumphisincreatingafairytaleworldofwonderthattransformsthetawdrinessofreality.…