The Tempestuous Kura

After the novel of the same name of I.Shykhly. The film is about new intelligenzia in Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century.

Cast

Aladdin Abbasov

as Jahandar Agha

Eldar Aliyev

as Russian Ahmad

Vladislav Kovalkov

as Chernyayevski

Malik Dadashev

as Molla Sadig

Leyla Badirbayli

as Zarnigar

Liya Eliava

as Shahnigar

Zemfira Sadykhova

as Malak

Mammad Burjaliyev

as Allahyar

Fikrat Aliyev

as Shamkhal

Ceyhun Mirzäyev

as Osman

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