The Son

Nov 19, 2021

0h 46m

★ 0.0

The story of one man’s disappearance and his family’s search for the truth.

Overview

Using unpublished photos taken by Italian war photographer Enrico Sarsini, and the reconstruction of key events, this film examines the battle for a strategically-located church that was defended by Azerbaijani teenager Natig Gasimov. After his surrender and interrogation by Armenian forces, he was never heard of again. This film finds out what happened to Natig and who may be responsible. Filmed over a period of three years, filmmaker Karan Singh spoke to witnesses in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Italy and Russia in his search for the truth.

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Documentary

War

History

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Broken Pot Media

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Narrator

Tim Birkett

Natig Gasimov

Vasif Vesfinur

Mursəl Məmmədov

Mətləb Tahmazi

Vasif Ismayilov

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