The 40th Door

Feb 25, 2009

1h 22m

★ 0.0

Overview

Fourteen-year-old Rustam lives with his mother in a village; his father was killed by the Russian mafia. After his father's death, Rustam tries to provide for himself and his mother without resorting to illegal money-making schemes. But his dream is to join a music band. The title of the film refers to an Azerbaijani fairy tale about saving a princess from a house with 40 doors; no one has succeeded in opening the last door, and thus its secret remains hidden. The villagers have named their village the 40th door as well.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Rhythm Production

The 40th Door Trailers

Cast

Rustam

Hasan Safarov

Edik

Rovshan Agayev

Leyla

Gular Nabiyeva

Fatma

Elmira Shabanova

Sabir

Rafig Azimov

Surkhay

Adil Zeynalov

Elshan

Ozal Muradov

Ilgar

Kanan Farajullayev

Ahmad

Farid Tahirov

Ramiz

Tural Mammadov

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