Execution is Postponed (2003)
Genre : Drama, Crime
Runtime : 1H 12M
Director : Alakbar Muradov
Writer : Alakbar Muradov, Isi Malikzadeh
Synopsis
Yussuf and Aliosha are two shipwrecked sailors on an island in the Caspian Sea. They start working as sailor and mechanic for the fishing boats of the "Lights of the Communism" kolkhoz. Here the two friends will fall in love with the beautiful Masha.
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The plot of the film is taken from the legend of the Azerbaijan Maiden Tower. According to legend shirvanshah fell in love with his daughter and wanted to marry her. Learning of this daughter Shirvanshah jumped from the top of the tower in the Caspian Sea.
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