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An Old Ferry
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An Old Ferry

1985-09-13 · 79 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

The story of the conversion of uncultivated lands in one of the Azerbaijani villages into vineyards, the serious structural changes in agriculture that occur as a result, and the emergence of moral and psychological problems. It also discusses the socio-economic problems facing grape growers in our republic.

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Directors
Elkhan Gasimov
Production companies
Azerbaijanfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Fakhraddin ManafovFakhraddin ManafovEldar
Sona MikailovaSona MikailovaAmina
Aladdin AbbasovAladdin AbbasovOmaroghlu
Suleiman AleskerovSuleiman AleskerovIlyas
Hamlet XanizadehHamlet Xanizadeh
Dadash KazimovDadash KazimovIsa
Rasim BalayevRasim BalayevSalman
Mammad BurjaliyevIbrahim
Ramiz AzizbeyliRamiz AzizbeyliKarim
Mukhtar ManiyevMukhtar ManiyevMehdi
Rahib BudagovAsad
Khalida GuliyevaKhalida GuliyevaKhalida
Samir GasimovSamir
Sadykh GusejnovSadykh GusejnovRahim
Süsan MacidovaSüsan Macidova
Tavakkul IsmailovTavakkul Ismailov
Ahmad Ahmadov
Zarnigyar AgakishiyevaZarnigyar AgakishiyevaEldar's Mother
Zilli NamazovZilli Namazov
Idris RustamovIdris Rustamov

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