

And There Was No Better Brother
2011-12-31 · 90 min · Not rated
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.
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- Directors
- Murad Ibragimbekov
- Production companies
- Miramar Film, Azerbaijanfilm, Ibrus, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
- Countries
- Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Russia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Nino NinidzeDilber
Sergey PuskepalisJalil
Evgeny TsyganovSumurg
Rufat Nazar
Elnur Gadirov
Hadji Ismailov
Gulzar GurbanovaLeyla
Salman Bayramov
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