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The Scream

1993 · 78 min

A raw, sorrowful war drama that immerses you in grief and moral ambiguity, leaving a heavy, haunting impression.

Directed by
Ceyhun Mirzäyev
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Ceyhun Mirzäyev, Hadji Ismailov, Malik Dadashev
Overview
Shot during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, "Fəryad" is only one of its kind. Following the Khojaly Massacre, Ismayil, an officer tasked with collecting the bodies, crosses enemy lines to avenge the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. There he gets captured by Armenians and waits for the day to be exchanged for an enemy POW.

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Directed by
Ceyhun Mirzäyev
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Ceyhun Mirzäyev, Hadji Ismailov, Malik Dadashev
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • grief
  • revenge
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Ceyhun Mirzäyev
Written by
Vagif Mustafayev
Starring
Ceyhun Mirzäyev, Hadji Ismailov, Malik Dadashev, Lia Gudadze, Fikret Mamedov, Shamil Makhmudbekov, Najiba Behbudova, Lala Bagirova
Music
Javanshir Guliyev
Cinematography
Kanan Mammadov
Runtime
78 min
Country
Azerbaijan
Languages
Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian

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