

4 votes
1975
1h 22m
The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.
Directed by Rasim Ojagov

Akif Ali
Tapdig
Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov
Isfandiyar
Yusif Veliyev
Gilinc Gurban
Safura Ibrahimova
Ismat
Lia Eliava
Sayali
Khalida Guliyeva
Milli
Shukufa Yusupova
Tutu
Otkam Isgandarov
Nuru
Sadykh Gusejnov
Rza
Süsan Macidova
Sughra
Gumrah Rahimov
Mukhtar
Zemfira Sadykhova
Khadija
Vagif Mustafayev

Mukhtar Avsharov

Sadaqat Zülfüqarova
Villager
Samaya Musayeva

Mammadsadiq Nuriyev
Salim
Sadiq Hasanzada
Zahid
Garay Alibeyov
Shamil Suleymanli
JumruStatus
Released
Release date
December 1, 1975
Budget
—
Revenue
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Language
Azerbaijani, Russian