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Fortress

2008-06-01 · 83 min · ★ 2.3

Drama · War

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.

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Directors
Shamil Najafzadeh
Production companies
United Multimedia Projects, Azerbaijanfilm
Countries
Azerbaijan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rasim BalayevRasim BalayevSoltan
Vidadi HasanovAbil Teacher
Yulia PeresildYulia PeresildGalina
Mammad AliliKhanbala
Mabud MaharramovMabud MaharramovRafig Teacher
Elman RafiyevElman RafiyevSeyid
Sona MikailovaSona MikailovaAsli
Yuri BaliyevYuri BaliyevNikolai
Firangiz MutallimovaFirangiz MutallimovaNazpari
Gorkhmaz AliliGorkhmaz AliliDirector
Alyona ZinovyevaMarina
Parviz MammadrzayevParviz MammadrzayevOsman
Zumrud QasimovaZumrud QasimovaActress
Asgar RahimovAsgar RahimovActor
Gurban IsmailovGurban Ismailov
Adalat Ziyadkhanli
Rasim JafarRasim Jafar

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