Quintessential Directors: Barry Jenkins
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
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The film based on Agil Abbas's novel about Nagorno-Karabakh War. The film tells about the heroism of the sons of Azerbaijan, who fought for the Motherland to the last drop of blood in spite of everything in the Karabakh war.
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The film based on Agil Abbas's novel about Nagorno-Karabakh War. The film tells about the heroism of the sons of Azerbaijan, who fought for the Motherland to the last drop of blood in spite of everything in the Karabakh war.
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Genre:War, Drama
Written By:Agil Abbasov
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Azerbaijanfilm
Cast
Elkhan Jafarov
Director
Mammad Safa
Commander
Rza Rzayev
Dragon
Elvin Ahmadov
Tiger
Fuad Poladov
Secretary
Gulzar Gurbanova
Tiger's Mother
Shamil Suleymanli
Teacher
Rovshan Agayev
Azerbaijani fighter
Shahmar Garibli
Chief Accountant
Ogtay Guliyev
Head of the Base
Javanshir Hadiyev
Azerbaijani fighter
Sardar Isgandarov
Shelly Eldar
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