Movie
Romances
2008 · 44 min
A somber, reflective documentary portrait of poets crushed by empire, moving slowly through history and memory.
- Directed by
- Rafik Dadashev
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Alijan Azizov, Vagif Sharifov, Elshan Rustamov
- Overview
- The film, based on the artistic-documentary aesthetics, is about the fate of three sons of the Javanshir dynasty, who are connected to Karabakh and this corner of Azerbaijan - Mahammad bey Ashiq, who lived in the 18th century, Abdussamad bey Ashiq, who lived in the 19th century, and Khosrov bey Javanshir, who lived in the 20th century. These three personalities, influential poets and public figures of their time, were subjected to persecution and repression during the Russian and Soviet empires.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Memory, politics, art, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Rafik Dadashev
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Alijan Azizov, Vagif Sharifov, Elshan Rustamov
