Film made in Uzbekistan premieres in Moscow

December 7, 2011

Last week “Vysotski. Thank you for living”, a film directed by Pyotr Buslov and dedicated to the life of the late singer-songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky, premiered in Moscow. According to the film makers, the Fund Forum provided support in creating the film. The main episodes in the film were shot in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

In October this year the closing ceremony of the Golden Guepard First Tashkent International Cinema Forum featured a trailer of the film, with a script authored by Nikita Vysotsky, the son of the late singer. The film is set in Uzbekistan, where it was shot last year. Nikita Vysotsky traveled to Tashkent in order to announce the film to the Tashkent public as part of the Cinema Forum, where he was an honorable guest and presented a prize to a winner in one of the cinema forum categories.

The film “Vysotsky. Thank you for living” premiered in Moscow on December 1. A multitude of people visited the premiere held at a cinema decorated in the Uzbek national style. Shortly before the premiere, the guests could learn more about Uzbekistan’s history as well as its unique and colorful culture.

Nikita Vysotsky, the son of Vladimir Vysotsky (Russia):

- “I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our friends in Uzbekistan, who have worked with us hand in hand on the making of this film. I am also grateful to the Fund Forum and Gulnara Karimova for their support; the film wouldn’t have been made without their participation in the direct sense of this word.”

Prominent TV anchor with First Channel, Arina Sharapova, who was among those attending the premiere, talked about the hospitable and friendly people of Uzbekistan. Just as emotional was famous singer and composer Arkadiy Ukupnik, who expressed his admiration for the country.

It was also noted that without Uzbekistan, its scenery and the professionalism of Uzbek filmmakers, it would impossible to imagine the new film which is expected to become a major cultural event for the Russian public.

The film has been running at Tashkent cinemas since last week.