DUSHANBE , July 11, Asia-Plus - The demonstration of "The Fate of the Poet" film dedicated to the 1150th birthday of the famous Oriental poet Abuabdullo Rudaki was held at the Turkmen National Music and Drama Theatre on July 10.

The cultural action was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Ashgabat jointly with the ministry of culture, TV and Radio of Turkmenistan.

The film was made in 1959 by Boris Kimyagarov based on the script of Satim Ulugzade. It is about life of Rudaki. People''s Artist of Tajikistan Marat Aripov plays the role of Rudaki in the film.

Under the UNESCO decision, the cultural events dedicated to the great poet''s anniversary are held in different countries of the world.

Abuabdullo Rudaki is remembered as the founder of the Tajik-Persian classic literature, the father of poetry in Farsi that many Turkmen poets used in their times.