The Birthday Party

Feb 11, 1977

1h 11m

★ 3.9

Overview

This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

Gosteleradio USSR

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Cast

Mustafa

Hadji Ismailov

Farida

Shafiga Mammadova

Ali

David Uplisashvili

Rana

Shukufa Yusupova

Elkhan Gasimov

Ali's Mother

Sadaya Mustafayeva

Ali's Father

Huseynagha Sadigov

Nazim

Fuad Poladov

Hamid

Aghahuseyn Karimov

Salim

Rafig Azimov

Faig

Samandar Rzayev

Eldar

Yashar Nuri

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