

In Front of a Closed Door
1981-07-25 · 85 min · ★ 7.7
Murad, the favorite of the entire court, has just returned from prison, where he ultimately took the blame for his friend's crime. All this time, his fiancée Gul waited for him, and now they are getting married. Meanwhile, behind one of the doors overlooking Murad's garden, a woman's scream can be heard from time to time, but the neighbors do nothing. Will Murad be able to rise above the general indifference to his neighbor's affairs and help the unfortunate woman?
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- Directors
- Rasim Ojagov
- Production companies
- Azerbaijanfilm
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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Rodion NahapetovMurad
Nasiba ZeynalovaZeynab
Aleksandr KalyaginDashdemirov
Dadash KazimovNuru
Hadji IsmailovAli
Larisa KhalafovaShargiyya
Vagif IbrahimoghluAnvar
Mher MkrtchyanVartan
Elchin MammadovAydin
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