In Front of a Closed Door

Jul 25, 1981

1h 25m

★ 7.0

Overview

Murad, the favorite of the entire court, has just returned from prison, where he ultimately took the blame for his friend's crime. All this time, his fiancée Gul waited for him, and now they are getting married. Meanwhile, behind one of the doors overlooking Murad's garden, a woman's scream can be heard from time to time, but the neighbors do nothing. Will Murad be able to rise above the general indifference to his neighbor's affairs and help the unfortunate woman?

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Murad

Rodion Nahapetov

Zeynab

Nasiba Zeynalova

Dashdemirov

Aleksandr Kalyagin

Nuru

Dadash Kazimov

Ali

Hadji Ismailov

Shargiyya

Larisa Khalafova

Saleh

Mammad Mammadov

Gulya

Svetlana Mammadova

Anvar

Vagif Ibrahimoghlu

Farid

Viktor Damirtash

Rana

Gulya Salahova

Vartan

Frunzik Mkrtchyan

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