Roof of the World

1928

1h 10m

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Overview

The film opens with an animated map. Starting off in Moscow, the center of the new empire, it leads through Samara and Orenburg to Tashkent, Osh, and further on to the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia. The crew is shown arriving in Osh, in present-day Kyrgyzstan, the expedition’s base. Camera records a picturesque bazaar, veiled women in the streets, and the expedition’s crew, horses, and camels, along with their heavy loads. After leaving Osh, the crew crosses the Taldyk Pass, and makes its first stop in the Alay Valley. Different elements of the trek are featured, including crossing mountain rivers, traversing snowy passes, and descending into valleys in bloom. In the Alay Valley the camera records the practices of the Kyrgyz nomads – constructing a tent, keeping goats, sheep, and horses, making dairy products, and working a traditional one-shuttle weaver’s loom. The community is presented as traditional and self-sufficient.

Status: Released

Language: RU

Production Information

Production Companies

Sovkino

Production Countries

Soviet Union

Spoken Languages

No Language

Quick Facts

Original Title	Крыша мира
Release Date	February 14, 1928
Status	Released
Language	RU

Cast

Key Crew

Vladimir Yerofeyev

Director

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