Inner City

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"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...

Country:

Azerbaijan

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Ilgar Safat

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Company:

Azerbaijanfilm

Cast:
Tahmina Rafaella

Arzu

Firdovsi Atakishiyev

Rafael

Mekhriban Zeki

Sabina

Elmira Shabanova

Nargiz

Hadjimurad Yegizarov

Ruslan

Crew:
Ilgar Safat

Director

Luca Coassin

Director of Photography

Tahmina Rafaella

Screenplay

Ilgar Safat

Screenplay

Butunay Hagverdiyev

Production Design