Life Seems to Be Beautiful

Life Seems to Be Beautiful

Life Seems to Be Beautiful

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Life Seems to Be Beautiful

2022

1h 39m

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War

Drama

Overview

Sequel to Fəryad (1993). The film tells the story of Azerbaijani victory in the 44-day Patriotic War for the lands of Karabakh, which the Armenian invaders had occupied for nearly 30 years.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hikmet Rehimov

Hikmet Rehimov

Urfan Məcidli

Sevinj Aliyeva

Sevinj Aliyeva

Tata

Nino Qomarteli

Nino Qomarteli

Arşalus

Dmitri Samxaradze

Xaçik

Giorgi Celiya

Vaçik

Avtandil Makharadze

Avtandil Makharadze

Sayat Nova

Abbas Qahramanov

Abbas Qahramanov

Polkovnik

Naida Rostovskaya

Naida Rostovskaya

Ruzanna

Chingiz Hasanov

Chingiz Hasanov

Erməni keşişi

Taleh Yuzbeyov

Taleh Yuzbeyov

Qaraşov

Creative team

Directed by: Vagif Mustafayev
Written by: Vagif Mustafayev
Produced by: Fariz Ahmadov

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