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Shanghai, Baku

2016 · 20 min

A quiet, uneasy slice of life that lingers on family tension and the weight of a discovered secret.

Directed by: Teymur Hajiyev
Genres: Drama
Starring: Roza Ibadova Kochamaz, Mir-Movsum Mirzazade, Rasim Jafar

Overview: Samir is an amateur filmmaker. Along with his despotic father and older sister Roza he resides in “Shanghai”, a slum located in close proximity to downtown Baku, the capital of the oil rich Republic of Azerbaijan. By sheer accident, Samir captures a video of Roza getting intimate with her boyfriend.

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Directed by: Teymur Hajiyev
Genres: Drama
Starring: Roza Ibadova Kochamaz, Mir-Movsum Mirzazade, Rasim Jafar

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
isolation
betrayal
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Teymur Hajiyev
Written by: Teymur Hajiyev, Ismayil Imanov
Starring: Roza Ibadova Kochamaz, Mir-Movsum Mirzazade, Rasim Jafar, Gurban Ismailov
Cinematography: Kirill Gerra
Runtime: 20 min
Languages: Azerbaijani

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