The Desert of Forbidden Art

Synopsis

How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it. Savitsky amasses an eclectic mix of Russian Avant-Garde art. But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917, encountering a unique Islamic culture, as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin. They develop a startlingly original style, fusing European modernism with centuries-old Eastern traditions.

Main Cast

Ed Asner

Voice

Age : 94 | Popularity : 17%

Sally Field

Voice

Age : 77 | Popularity : 30%

Ben Kingsley

Voice

Age : 80 | Popularity : 31%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Cinematography	Gennadi Balitski Alexandr Dolgin
Directing	Director	Amanda Pope Tchavdar Georgiev
Production	Producer	Amanda Pope Tchavdar Georgiev
Writing	Writer	Amanda Pope Tchavdar Georgiev
Editing	Editor	Tchavdar Georgiev
Sound	Music	Miriam Cutler
Department	Role	Name

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