Komil Yormatov

Directing

Biography

Komil Yormatov was a prominent actor and director in the cinema of Tajikistan during the Soviet era.

Born: May 1, 1903

Place of Birth: Kanibadam, Kokand County, Fergana region, Russian Empire

Known For

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Dokhunda

The screen adaptation of the novel by Tadjik writer Sadriddine Aini, telling the story of a tramp who falls in love with a rich girl, was supposed to become the first full-length feature film in Central Asian film history. But the unfinished Dokhunda was banned by the Soviet authorities when film production was already in full swing. No footage survived. This is why Izvolov had to rely on Lev Kuleshov’s draft to study and appreciate the maestro’s vision and the unique aesthetic concept, which was never to be realised during Kuleshov’s lifetime.

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From Underneath the Arches of the Mosque

About the struggle of the Uzbek people against the oppression of local feudal lords.

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Jackals of Rawat

At the center of the story is the family drama of farmer Jalil from the village of Rawat, his wanderings and attempts to save his beloved girl Karaman. Her father is in debt to the local bai Abdu-Nabi and gives his daughter to him as his wife. In the vicinity of the village, the remains of Akram Khan's Basmachi gang are rampaging. Abdu-Nabi maintains a close connection with Rawat’s “jackals”. Jalil goes to the mountains to the Basmachi...

Filmography

1934

Dokhunda

as Edgor

1928

From Underneath the Arches of the Mosque

as Umar

1927

Jackals of Rawat

as White army officer (uncredited)