The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
While the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war rages on far away from Baku, Azerbaijan, Banu has four days to find someone to support her in court against her influential soon to be ex-husband, Javid. He is trying to get full custody of their son Ruslan by claiming that Banu suffers from psychiatric issues. Banu embarks on a journey to find someone to help her in a society in which everyone’s attention is preoccupied with the ongoing war.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Tahmina RafaellaDirector
- Tahmina RafaellaWriter
Cast
- Tahmina RafaellaBanu
- Melek AbbaszadeMahira
- Zaur ShafiyevJavid
- Jafar HasanTaleh
- Kabira HashimliFarida
- Emin AsgarovRuslan
- Zemfira AbdulsamadovaKamala
- Nurlan AgayevYoung Soldier
- Hajar AgayevaLeyla
- Gulnigar AhmadovaRefugee
- Anar AlmazovTraffic Policeman
- Huseyn BabayevRufat
Stills
Themes
custody battlepatriarchydivorcemother child separationnagorno-karabakh warbitter