“Nudity” by Sabina Bakaeva, Uzbekistan - France, 2025, 25’, doc.

Production: Tashkent Film School, Ateliers Varan

Producers: Julia Schaginurowa & Mikhail Borodin

World premiere: 75 Berlinale – 2025

Section: Berlinale Forum Special

Synopsis:

To survive in patriarchal society, Zamira and her daughter Sabina repress their personalities. One discovers that at the age of 60 she has to explore who she is. Another lacks the wisdom to overcome attitudes of female ancestors.

Mother and child denude their souls to each other, destroying the age-old traditions of insincere relationships. The women don’t blame their parents or fate for the experiencing pain, taking life’s challenges as an equation they need to solve.