Inner City (2016)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Ilgar Safat
Writer : Ilgar Safat, Tahmina Rafaella

Synopsis

"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 ..." 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 ...

Actors

Tahmina Rafaella
Tahmina Rafaella
Arzu
Firdovsi Atakishiyev
Firdovsi Atakishiyev
Rafael
Mehriban Zaki
Mehriban Zaki
Sabina
Elmira Shabanova
Elmira Shabanova
Nargiz
Hadjimurad Yegizarov
Hadjimurad Yegizarov
Ruslan
Anar Khalilov
Anar Khalilov
Ali
Rafiz Mehdizadeh
Rafiz Mehdizadeh
Young Rafael
Murad Mamedov
Murad Mamedov
Murad
Leyla Akhundova
Leyla Akhundova
Farah
Inna Imranova
Inna Imranova
Rana
Zemfira Aghabeyova
Zemfira Aghabeyova
Leyla

Crews

Ilgar Safat
Ilgar Safat
Director
Ilgar Safat
Ilgar Safat
Screenplay
Tahmina Rafaella
Tahmina Rafaella
Screenplay
Mushfig Hatamov
Mushfig Hatamov
Producer
Butunay Hagverdiyev
Butunay Hagverdiyev
Production Design
Luca Coassin
Luca Coassin
Director of Photography
Polina Tkachenko
Polina Tkachenko
Makeup Artist

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