Inner City (2016)
"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...
Director:
Ilgar Safat
Writers:
Tahmina Rafaella, Ilgar Safat.
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Tahmina Rafaella as Arzu |
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Firdovsi Atakishiyev as Rafael |
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Mekhriban Zeki as Sabina |
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Elmira Shabanova as Nargiz |
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Hadjimurad Yegizarov as Ruslan |
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Anar as Ali |
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Rafiz Mehdizadeh as Young Rafael |
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Murad Mamedov as Murad |
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Leyla Akhundova as Farah |
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Inna Imranova as Rana |
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Zemfira Aghabeyova as Leyla |
| Directing | Ilgar Safat | Director |
| Camera | Luca Coassin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Tahmina Rafaella | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ilgar Safat | Screenplay |
| Art | Butunay Hagverdiyev | Production Design |
| Production | Mushfig Hatamov | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Polina Tkachenko | Makeup Artist |
