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Dead End

2019 · 94 min

A somber, tangled web of bad choices and quiet cruelty that keeps you uneasy and watching closely.

Directed by: Elvin Rustamzade
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Ziya Agha, Sevinj Aliyeva, Oktay Mehdiyev

Overview: "Dalan" is a film that tells about dead-end life situations that anyone can get into. In the film, several intertwined stories are built around the main plot line - the betrayal of a young wife to her despotic husband.

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Directed by: Elvin Rustamzade
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Ziya Agha, Sevinj Aliyeva, Oktay Mehdiyev

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
isolation
guilt
power
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Elvin Rustamzade
Written by: Səbinə Əhmədli
Starring: Ziya Agha, Sevinj Aliyeva, Oktay Mehdiyev, Manaf Dadashov, Munavvar Aliyeva, Rasim Jafar, Gushvar Sharifova, Kamil Nazim
Music: Azer Hajiasgarli
Cinematography: Soltan Abdullayev
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Azerbaijan
Languages: Azerbaijani, Russian

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