The Family

A slow-burn, claustrophobic drama that immerses you in a family's unraveling amid political turmoil, leaving a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by

Ramiz Hasanoghlu, Rustam Ibragimbekov

Genres

Drama

Starring

Hasanagha Turabov, Sayavush Karimi, Svetlana Metkina

Overview

January 1990, Baku. The Soviet Union hasn't collapsed yet. Around 300 thousand Azeri have been forsed out from their homes in Armenia and Daghlig Garabagh. Rallies of protest, political meetings spring up in Baku. The old patriarch, Ismail gathers under his roof distant relatives, people of different nationalities, beliefs, and ideas. The old man is tortured by everything happening around him: unrest in the city as well as discord and discarder in his own overpopulated apartment. All his efforts to preserve the family are in vain. People want to live separately. Former friends become bitter enemies because of the senseless aggression.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, isolation, betrayal, identity

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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