Man Follows Birds

Человек уходит за птицами

Man Follows Birds is a coming-of-age story of a young Uzbek poet surrounded by violence. Farouk is fascinated by trees and Khamraev films him with a lot of melancholy and tenderness. Cast apart because he’s poor and his father’s drunk, Farouk is not happy in his village. When his father dies, he decides to go in the mountains with his best friends. Looking for nature at its purest, the two teenage boys have to deal with the cruelty of violent barbarians. Their trip will also make them meet a lost orphan girl and a wise beggar.

Director

Ali Khamraev

Screenplay

Timur Zulfikarov

Music

Rumil Vildanov

Status

Released

Release date

01/08/1976

Original language

Russian