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The Fate of the Ruler

2008 · 115 min

A stately, talk-heavy historical drama of shifting alliances and looming empires, rewarding patience with a somber sense of consequence.

Directed by
Ramiz Fataliyev, Dilshat Fatkhulin
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Fakhraddin Manafov, Gunesh Mehdizadeh, Ilya Shakunov
Overview
This historical movie is about the situation of Ganja and Karabakh khanates between Russia and Iran war.

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Directed by
Ramiz Fataliyev, Dilshat Fatkhulin
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Fakhraddin Manafov, Gunesh Mehdizadeh, Ilya Shakunov
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • war
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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drama, history
Directed by
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Written by
Elchin Afandiyev
Starring
Fakhraddin Manafov, Gunesh Mehdizadeh, Ilya Shakunov, Parviz Mammadrzayev, Aleksandr Galibin, Aleksandr Sharovski, Fuad Osmanov, Rafik Aliyev
Cinematography
Ramiz Fataliyev, Dilshat Fatkhulin
Runtime
115 min
Country
Azerbaijan
Languages
Azerbaijani

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