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The Blacksmith's Banner

0.0 92 mins Fantasy   1961
Tajikfilm  
Director(s): Boris Kimyagarov

Inspired by the epic poem "Shahnameh" by Ferdowsi. It tells the story of Zahhak, the ruler of the Kingdom of Snakes, who, through cunning and deception, conquers a neighboring state and establishes the cult of the Snake Goddess. Zahhak has two snakes growing from his shoulders that feed on human brains. Each day, a dancer, a devotee of the cult, performs a snake dance in the city square. The person she kisses during her performance is doomed to be sacrificed to the snakes.

Casts of The Blacksmith's Banner

G. Niyazov

as Bakhrom

Makhmud Takhiri

as Kubod

Bakhtali Sabzaliyev

as Farrukh

Dilbar Kasymova

as Nushafarin

Gurmindzh Zavkibekov

as Young man in leopard skin

N. Rakhmatova

as Bride of the young man in leopard skin

Abdulkhair Kasymov

as Zakhok

Marat Aripov

as Jester

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