
The Diversion
1989-02-18 · 95 min · Not rated
After fulfilling his duty in Afghan War, Zaur returns to his home Baku. He is trying to clarify the truth when he heard that his father was arrested.
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- Directors
- Eldar Guliyev
- Production companies
- Azerbaijanfilm
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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Elkhan JafarovZaur
Rita AmirbeyovaRana
Safura IbrahimovaAida
Yashar NuriRahimov
Hasan MammadovMammadov
Rasim BalayevHasanov
Kamil Magerramov
Mukhtar ManiyevPodpolkovnik
Latifa AliyevaLatifa
Najiba BehbudovaNeighbour
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