Dante's Anniversary

After the novelette of the same name of Anar. The film is about an actor's life and work.

Cast

Hasanagha Turabov

as Feyzulla Kabirlinski

Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva

as Khadija

Vagif Ibrahimoghlu

as Eldar

Alagoz Salahova

as Sevil

Oktai Mir-Kasimov

as Yalchin

Rafael Dadashov

as Javad Jabbarov

Elchin Mammadov

as Sayavush

Mubariz Alikhanogly

as Majid

Hadji Ismailov

as Alikram

Zemfira Sadykhova

as Anakhanum

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