Grandma the General

Grandma the General (1983) is a Soviet drama from Uzbekistan — watch online on iFILM. Director Melis Abzalov tells the story of Anzirat, a stern village elder whose neighbors call her "Grandma-General" behind her back.

Back in the 1930s, Anzirat ran the village collective farm and held it together through hardship. By the time the film begins, she is old — but no less demanding. Her son's house has ten boys and a pregnant wife; her son himself would rather build a family football team than help around the home. Anzirat pushes, corrects, and sets things right where she can. After her death, the village goes quiet in a way nobody expected. A small film about the kind of person every community has and almost never notices until they are gone. Watch Grandma the General (1983) on iFILM.