Movie

Zikir

The collapse of the Soviet Union itself is encoded in Zikir, by Kyrgyz director Shamil Japparov, completed on the cusp of post-Soviet independence. Shamanic and Sufi tropes about healing were common at the time, largely because scientific methods were no longer working. The film’s documentary form, for this reason, is important.

Director

Shamil Japparov

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1992

Original language

Russian