The Family

Overview

January 1990, Baku. The Soviet Union hasn't collapsed yet. Around 300 thousand Azeri have been forsed out from their homes in Armenia and Daghlig Garabagh. Rallies of protest, political meetings spring up in Baku. The old patriarch, Ismail gathers under his roof distant relatives, people of different nationalities, beliefs, and ideas. The old man is tortured by everything happening around him: unrest in the city as well as discord and discarder in his own overpopulated apartment. All his efforts to preserve the family are in vain. People want to live separately. Former friends become bitter enemies because of the senseless aggression.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1998

Original language

Azerbaijani

Spoken languages

AZERBAIJANI

Production

Ibrus,Ibrus Ltd,Mir-Telefilm IYB,Ibrus, Mir-Telefilm IYB

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1198119