A plane full of strangers, a world about to change forever — and you're trapped with both.
In the early morning of September 11, 2001, a Boeing 757 aircraft belonging to Uzbekistan Airways takes off from the Uzbek capital Tashkent. This is the final flight of experienced pilot Zarif Saidazimov prior to retirement. 101-Flight is in transit through London Birmingham International Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Acting
Arslonov carries crushing resignation without a single melodramatic beat.
Direction
Shohnazarov keeps 9/11 off-screen — the absence screams louder.
Director
Akrom Shohnazarov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of precious few Central Asian films to engage 9/11 directly, centering non-American witnesses usually erased from the narrative.
Shot in actual Uzbekistan Airways cabins; retired pilots consulted to ensure authentic 757 cockpit protocols.
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