Why do You Remain Silent?

Dec 11, 1966

1h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

Rasim, a young mechanic, meets Surayya and falls in love with her. But he is dragged into Shirmammad's wrongdoings; Shirmammad is Surayya's father and the leader of a gang of poachers. Realising his fault, Rasim tries to convince Surayya to stop trafficking in stolen fish. After a long period of reflection, Rasim becomes aware that he cannot go against his conscience, even for love's sake.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Adventure

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Rasim

Khayal Akhundzadeh

Jamila

Rana Salimova

Shirmammad

Yusif Veliyev

Surayya

Zemfira Tsakhilova

Najaf

Oleg Khabalov

Mammadsadig Nuriyev

Babir

Kamil Qubusov

Hasanagha Turabov

Teacher

Aga-Rza Kuliyev

Murderer

Fazil Salayev

Sadykh Gusejnov

Mirza Babayev

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