Top Cast
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Juka Mikhelson
Ismet
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I. Dashdamirov
Yunus
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Heiri Emirzade
Samed
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Aziza Mammadova
Samed's mother
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Mohsun Sanani
Kuli - shopkeeper
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Mirza Ali
Gadzhi - mullah
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Alekper Melikov
Mamed - pilot
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Panfiliya Tanailidi
wise woman
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P. Murza
Fatma - weaver
Overview
Azerbaijan in the 1930s. The difficult path to emancipation of Azerbaijani women, oppressed for centuries, who rebelled against the remnants of feudal customs, fanaticism, and fought for the right to be free citizens of their homeland.
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