The Family

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The Family (1998)

Directed by Rustam Ibragimbekov, Ramiz Hasanoghlu

Drama · 1h 35m

January 1990, Baku. The Soviet Union hasn't collapsed yet. Around 300 thousand Azeri have been forsed out from their homes in Armenia and Daghlig Garabagh. Rallies of protest, political meetings spring up in Baku. The old patriarch, Ismail gathers under his roof distant relatives, people of different nationalities, beliefs, and ideas. The old man is tortured by everything happening around him: unrest in the city as well as discord and discarder in his own overpopulated apartment. All his efforts to preserve the family are in vain. People want to live separately. Former friends become bitter enemies because of the senseless aggression.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Rustam Ibragimbekov, Ramiz Hasanoghlu
Screenplay
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Director of Photography
Valeri Karimov, Fikrat Asgarov

Details

Original title
Ailə
Release date
1998-01-01
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Original language
AZ
Spoken languages
Azerbaijani
Countries
Azerbaijan, Russia
Production
Ibrus, Mir-Telefilm IYB