
29 Dec 1985

I Loved You More than Life
Biopic about general Hazi Aslanov, who died fighting Germans in WW2.
Aydin Kazimzadeh
Kamran
Imran Zahidov
Vali
Salim
Aydin Kazimzadeh (childhood)
Kamran (childhood)
Vali (childhood)
Salim (childhood)
Murad
Khalida
Shamil
Ahmad
Ali Karimovich Najafov
Rana
Bashir
Amina
Yusifov
Chef
Shoemaker
29 Dec 1985
Biopic about general Hazi Aslanov, who died fighting Germans in WW2.
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18 Aug 1958
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A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
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A young girl is trying to save an island which is endangered by nearby construction.
01 Jan 2012
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31 Jul 1978
After the novelette of the same name of M.Ibrahimbeyov. Tahir is twelwe. His parents are seperating and he is troubled by incident which impels his guestion the nature of relations between men and women.
19 Feb 1985
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02 Sep 1975
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