The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Rustam lives with his mother in a village; his father was killed by the Russian mafia. After his father's death, Rustam tries to provide for himself and his mother without resorting to illegal money-making schemes. But his dream is to join a music band. The title of the film refers to an Azerbaijani fairy tale about saving a princess from a house with 40 doors; no one has succeeded in opening the last door, and thus its secret remains hidden. The villagers have named their village the 40th door as well.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Key crew
- Elchin GuliyevDirector
- Elchin GuliyevWriter
Cast
- Hasan SafarovRustam
- Rovshan AgayevEdik
- Gular NabiyevaLeyla
- Elmira ShabanovaFatma
- Rafig AzimovSabir
- Adil ZeynalovSurkhay
- Ozal MuradovElshan
- Kanan FarajullayevIlgar
- Farid TahirovAhmad
- Tural MammadovRamiz