Overview
A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2009)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Baku
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Kenan Mamedov
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Shamil NajafzadehScreenplay
- Ramiz RovshanScreenplay
- Original title
- Qala
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 1, 2008
- Original language
- Azerbaijani
- Countries
- Azerbaijan
Production
Cast
Rasim BalayevSoltan- Vidadi HasanovAbil Teacher
Yulia PeresildGalina- Mammad AliliKhanbala
Mabud MaharramovRafig Teacher
Elman RafiyevSeyid
Sona MikailovaAsli
Yuri BaliyevNikolai
Firangiz MutallimovaNazpari
Gorkhmaz AliliDirector- Alyona ZinovyevaMarina
Parviz MammadrzayevOsman
Zumrud QasimovaActress
Asgar RahimovActor
Gurban Ismailov- Adalat Ziyadkhanli
Rasim Jafar
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