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

Agharza Guliyev

Murderer

Fazil Salayev

Sadig Huseynov

Mirza Babayev

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