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In Front of a Closed Door
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In Front of a Closed Door

1981-07-25 · 85 min · ★ 7.7

Drama · Romance

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

Top Cast

Rodion NahapetovRodion NahapetovMurad
Nasiba ZeynalovaNasiba ZeynalovaZeynab
Aleksandr KalyaginAleksandr KalyaginDashdemirov
Dadash KazimovDadash KazimovNuru
Hadji IsmailovHadji IsmailovAli
Larisa KhalafovaLarisa KhalafovaShargiyya
Mammad MammadovSaleh
Svetlana MammadovaGulya
Vagif IbrahimoghluVagif IbrahimoghluAnvar
Viktor DamirtashFarid
Gulya SalahovaRana
Mher MkrtchyanMher MkrtchyanVartan
Elchin MammadovElchin MammadovAydin
Sadykh GusejnovSadykh Gusejnov
Naila MahmudovaRosa
N. Zeynalov

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