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You Can't Take an Island with You
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You Can't Take an Island with You

Sep 30, 1980
1h 3m
★ 6.0

Overview

A young girl is trying to save an island which is endangered by nearby construction.

Genres

Drama
Adventure

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Ayan Mirgasimova

Naila

Ayan Mirgasimova

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Madina

Ketevan Bochorishvili

Kamal Khudaverdiyev

Ilyas

Kamal Khudaverdiyev

Kazim Abdullayev

Hunter

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Ramiz Melikov

Captain

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