The Shadows are Crawling

Cast

Ismail Daghistanli

as Zahidov

Alasgar Alakbarov

as Rashid Sardarli

Ali Zeynalov

as Imamzadeh

Mohsun Sanani

as Javadov

Leyla Badirbayli

as Leyla

Mirza Babayev

as Jalil

Sürəyya Qasımova

as Afat

Alakbar Huseynzadeh

as Murtuz

Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

as Gafar Niyazov

Rahila Jabbarova

as Jahan

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