The Desert of Forbidden Art
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Amanda Pope
Irina Korovay
Ben Kingsley
Sally Field
John Bowit
Stephen Kinzer
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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.
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Limited Release in United States Spring March 11, 2011
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States February 2010
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Documentary Features) February 4-14, 2010.
Released in United States 2011 (True Stories)
Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Documentary Features) February 4-14, 2010.)
Limited Release in United States Spring March 11, 2011 (New York City.)
