And There Was No Better Brother (2011)
This story of two temperamentally different brothers takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku during the 1970s. The elder brother Jalil is a married postal worker who keeps bees as a hobby. Younger brother Simurg is more adventurous by nature and capable of going after his goals, not just dreaming about them. Jalil has a recurring memory: once, when he was still a kid, his mother, pregnant with Simurg, took him to a women’s sauna. When both brothers fall in love for the same beautiful girl, their differences become apparent once again.
Director: Murad Ibragimbekov
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Nino Ninidze as Dilber |
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Sergey Puskepalis as Jalil |
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Evgeny Tsyganov as Sumurg |
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Rufat Nazar as |
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Elnur Gadirov as |
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Hadji Ismailov as |
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Gulzar Gurbanova as Leyla |
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Salman Bayramov as |
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Elkhan Kuliyev as |
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Shamil Suleymanli as |
| Directing | Murad Ibragimbekov | Director |
| Writing | Pavel Finn | Writer |
| Writing | Murad Ibragimbekov | Writer |
| Sound | Alexei Aigui | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ivan Gudkov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Maksud Ibragimbekov | Novel |
| Art | Rovshan Mehdiyev | Art Department Coordinator |