Completed - AZERBAIJANI - Drama, Romance, Second film - 115 minutes
"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, " people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..."
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Ilgar SAFAT Writer(s) : Tahmina RAFAELLA, Ilgar SAFAT Cast : Tahmina RAFAELLA, Firdovsi ATAKISHIYEV, Mehriban ZEKI, Elmira SHABANOVA Producer(s) : Mushfig HATAMOV (AZERBAIJANFILM STUDIO)
Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ... .
Country(ies) : AZERBAIJAN
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2016 (Forum)Int'l Film Fest. Of india, Goa 2016 (Cinema of the World)Cairo IFF 2016 (Panorama)Lake Van IFF (Turkey) 2016 (Best Actress (Tahmina RAFAELLA)) Internatonal Film Festival of Kerala 2016 (World Cinema) Pune International Film Festival 2017 (Global Cinema)Yawvant International Film Festival 2017 (Global Cinema ) South East European Film Festival 2017 (Main Competition)Worldfest-Houston 2017 (Golden Remi)