Fiery Roads


Fiery Roads was an Uzbek television series running from 1977 to 1984 based on the life of Uzbek enlightener Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi.

Plot

The series was closely based on the novel "Hamza" by Kamil Yashin, who was also the screenwriter, as well as the storybook "Furious Hamza" by Lyubov Voronkova. It depicts Hamza's struggles to promote the revolution and modernization against a background of feudalism and Basmachi terror.

Episodes

  • 1978: Season 1 "Heart of a Poet", episodes 1-4
  • 1979: Season 2 "In Search of Truth", episodes 5-8
  • 1982: Season 3: "Singer of the Revolution", episodes 9-12
  • 1983: Season 4: "Fighting Turkestan" episodes 13-14
  • 1984: Season 5: "My Republic" episodes 15-17

Cast (partial list)

The diverse crew of the production consisted of various high-profile actors and actresses from across the Soviet Union, featuring cast members from Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Kartvelian, Tatar, Ossetian, and other backgrounds.