30 Sep 1980
You Can't Take an Island with You
A young girl is trying to save an island which is endangered by nearby construction.
The Telephone Operator
The film is about young girl and her first love.
Top Billed Cast
Раїса Недашківська Mehriban
Nodar Shashigoglu Zakir
Эльвира Бруновская Zarangiz
Gündüz Abbasov Mehriban's Father
Maryam Seyidbeyli Mehriban (Childhood)
Kima Mammadova Firuza
Валентина Хмара Galina
Ataya Aliyeva Simuzar
Barat Shakinskaya Surayya
Süsən Məcidova Salminaz
Sona Hadjiyeva Mehriban's Grandmother
Sona Aslanova Mehriban's Mother in Law
Əliağa Ağayev 
Mirzə Babayev Gulam
Aghadadash Gurbanov Zakir's Father
Ismail Talibli Professor
Hasanagha Turabov Huseyn
Huseynagha Sadigov 
Анатолий Фалькович Ziya Seyidbeyli
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