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.
Top Billed Cast
Alasgar Alakbarov Fatali Khan
Ismail Afandiyev Amir Hamza
Leyla Bədirbəyli Tuti Bika
Ali Gurbanov Samandar
Mustafa Mardanov Shirin
Najiba Malikova Khadija
Mohsun Sanani Malikmammad Khan
Sidgi Ruhulla Rza bey
Alisattar Malikov Huseyn Khan
Kazim Ziya Mirza Nadir
Aghasadig Garaybeyli 
Fateh Fatullayev 
Hasanagha Salayev Hadjimammad Gafgazli
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