Nevestka (English: Daughter-In-Law, Turkmen: Gelin) is a 1972 Turkmenistani film directed by Khodzha Kuli Narliyev, starring Maya-Gozel Aimedova, Aynabat Amanliyeva, and Baba Annanov.
The film is about a young woman who loses her husband during the World War II.
Despite her family's advice to re-marry, she stays with her lonely father-in-law in the desert, going about the daily work, cherishing her memories and hopes that one day her husband might come home.
[2] Michael Rouland calls it a "representation of Turkmen life at the edge of the desert during World War Two", writing that it "engages a rich genre in Soviet film: the tragedy of lives left on the home front while loved ones sacrificed their lives on the battlefront.
[3] Narliyev and Aimedova were both awarded a USSR State Prize for their roles as director and lead actress in the film.