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Banu
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Banu

2022-08-31 · 90 min · ★ 6.4

Drama

While the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war rages on far away from Baku, Azerbaijan, Banu has four days to find someone to support her in court against her influential soon to be ex-husband, Javid. He is trying to get full custody of their son Ruslan by claiming that Banu suffers from psychiatric issues. Banu embarks on a journey to find someone to help her in a society in which everyone’s attention is preoccupied with the ongoing war.

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Production details

Directors
Tahmina Rafaella
Production companies
Noori Pictures
Countries
Azerbaijan, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tahmina RafaellaTahmina RafaellaBanu
Melek AbbaszadeMelek AbbaszadeMahira
Zaur ShafiyevZaur ShafiyevJavid
Jafar HasanTaleh
Kabira HashimliKabira HashimliFarida
Emin AsgarovRuslan
Zemfira AbdulsamadovaZemfira AbdulsamadovaKamala
Nurlan AgayevYoung Soldier
Hajar AgayevaHajar AgayevaLeyla
Gulnigar AhmadovaRefugee
Anar AlmazovTraffic Policeman
Huseyn BabayevRufat
Zeynab IslamovaYoung Lady
Salam IsmayilRefugee
Kamala IsrafilovaRashida
Sabina MammadovaSabina MammadovaKindergarten Receptionist
Tofig MusayevFuad
Melisa Noi OskuiAysha
Azad ShukurovAzad ShukurovJudge
Deniz TajeddinDeniz TajeddinJale

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