Clear Springs

Seventh-grader Ilham comes on vacation to a mountain village to visit relatives. Seriously, but on the most fundamental issues of life, the boy does not find a common language with the staid, extremely self-respecting Uncle Azim. He meets the sorcerer Hamrakula-buva, who sacredly protects an old tree from death, on which, back in the thirties (the childhood years of his son, who did not return from the war), the children organized the headquarters of the Timur team. Ilham understands the old man well, helps him take care of the tree, bring out a new variety of blue rose, which his son dreamed of growing, and does not consider him a sorcerer at all.…

Directed by Akhror Akbarkhodzhaev, Clear Springs leans on a strong ensemble — Utkur Makhkamov, Abduraim Abduvahobov, German Angelukos — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1978.