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.
Strange Time
The film is about a young woman nursing her father, when things don't go to plan.
Top Billed Cast
Ayan Mirqasımova Leyla
Aladdin Abbasov Father
Həsən Məmmədov Doctor
Elşən Rüstəmov Orkhan
Rafiq Əliyev Neighbour
Elmira Shabanova Orkhan's Mother
Zərnigar Ağakişiyeva Nurse
Narmina Zarbaliyeva Elmira Hashimzadeh Parvin Sultanzadeh 
Sona Babayeva Iglima Yagubova 
Məmmədkamal Kazımov Saida Safarova
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