Banu

Aug 31, 2022

1h 30m

★ 6.4

Overview

While the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war rages on far away from Baku, Azerbaijan, Banu has four days to find someone to support her in court against her influential soon to be ex-husband, Javid. He is trying to get full custody of their son Ruslan by claiming that Banu suffers from psychiatric issues. Banu embarks on a journey to find someone to help her in a society in which everyone’s attention is preoccupied with the ongoing war.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Noori Pictures

Banu Trailers

Cast

Banu

Tahmina Rafaella

Mahira

Melek Abbaszade

Javid

Zaur Shafiyev

Taleh

Jafar Hasan

Farida

Kabira Hashimli

Ruslan

Emin Asgarov

Kamala

Zemfira Abdulsamadova

Young Soldier

Nurlan Agayev

Leyla

Hajar Agayeva

Refugee

Gulnigar Ahmadova

Traffic Policeman

Anar Almazov

Rufat

Huseyn Babayev

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