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The Birthday Party
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The Birthday Party

1977-02-11 · 71 min · ★ 5.1

Drama · Family

This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.

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Production details

Directors
Rasim Ojagov
Production companies
Azerbaijanfilm, Gosteleradio USSR
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hadji IsmailovHadji IsmailovMustafa
Shafiga MammadovaShafiga MammadovaFarida
David UplisashviliAli
Shukufa YusupovaShukufa YusupovaRana
Elkhan GasimovElkhan Gasimov
Sadaya MustafayevaSadaya MustafayevaAli's Mother
Huseynagha SadigovHuseynagha SadigovAli's Father
Fuad PoladovFuad PoladovNazim
Aghahuseyn KarimovAghahuseyn KarimovHamid
Rafig AzimovRafig AzimovSalim
Samandar RzayevSamandar RzayevFaig
Yashar NuriYashar NuriEldar
Ramiz MelikovRamiz MelikovAli's Friend
Tariyel QasimovTariyel QasimovHasan
Gulshan GurbanovaGulshan GurbanovaSheyda
Kenan Mamedov
Larisa KhalafovaLarisa Khalafova
T. Mammadov
Dinara Yusifova
Eldaniz RasulovEldaniz Rasulov

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