Down the River (2014)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Asif Rustamov
Writer : Asif Rustamov, Otar Pertakhia

Synopsis

Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.

Actors

Namig Aghayev

Ali

Mehriban Zaki

Leyla

Aleksandra Andreyevska

Polish Girl

Ruslan

Arif

Ilgar

Neighbour

Ahad

Fisherman

Valera

Crews

Director

Screenplay

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Mushfig Hatamov

Producer

Rafiz Ismailov

Production Design

Khayyam Mirzazadeh

Music

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