Stepmother

Dec 9, 1958

1h 22m

★ 5.4

Overview

The film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real mother only after some difficult events for her and child.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Family

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

Stepmother Trailers

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Cast

Dilara

Najiba Malikova

Arif

Fateh Fatullayev

Gamar

Hagigat Rzayeva

Dadash

Jeyhun Sharifov

Huseyn

Alasgar Alakbarov

Fatmanisa

Nasiba Zeynalova

Zaynab

Shafiga Gasimova

Ismail

Ceyhun Mirzäyev

Jamila

Sevinj Akhundova

Samad

Farhad Bakikhanov

Gurbanali

Eli Gurbanov

Ayaz's Father

Alakbar Huseynzadeh

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