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The 40th Parallel

The 40th Parallel

Genres

Drama

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The anthology consists of 4 short feature films: "Postscriptum", "His Father", "The Gift" and "The Black Garden".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Azerbaijani

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

02 August 2016

Country

Azerbaijan

Cast

Elkhan Yunis

Elkhan Yunis

Elxan (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Vidadi Aliyev

Vidadi Aliyev

baba (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Rasim Jafar

Rasim Jafar

Rasim (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Ayshad Mammadov

Ayshad Mammadov

həkim / Jozef (“Qara bağ” / “Postskriptum” segmentləri)

Məzahir Həşimov

Məzahir Həşimov

rejissor (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Soltan Əlizadə

Soltan Əlizadə

nəvə (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Svetlana Əliyeva

Svetlana Əliyeva

nənə (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Sabina Mammadova

Sabina Mammadova

Rasimin həyat yoldaşı (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Lala Azertash

Lala Azertash

tv aparıcısı (“Qara bağ” segmentı)

Ilaha Hasanova

Ilaha Hasanova

(“Hədiyyə” segmentı)

Gorgud Jafar

Gorgud Jafar

(“Hədiyyə” segmentı)

Shamil Suleymanli

Shamil Suleymanli

Sərdar (“Hədiyyə”/ “Onun atası” segmentləri)

Ulviyya Rza

Ulviyya Rza

(“Onun atası” segmentı)

Mebud Meherremov

Mebud Meherremov

(“Onun atası” segmentı)

Azer Aydemir

Azer Aydemir

Robert Nobel (“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Ilgar Safat

Ilgar Safat

Lüdviq Nobel (“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Bella Safina

Bella Safina

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Eldar Baghirbeyov

Eldar Baghirbeyov

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Intigam Soltan

Intigam Soltan

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Adil Zeynalov

Adil Zeynalov

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Faig Mirzayev

Faig Mirzayev

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Elchin Imanov

Elchin Imanov

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Yeganə Hüseynli

Yeganə Hüseynli

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

Мария Дубовицкая

Мария Дубовицкая

(“Postskriptum” segmentı)

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