Pomegranate Orchard
Film poster
Directed byIlgar Najaf
Written byIlgar Najaf
Screenplay byAsif Rustamov, Ilgar Najaf, Roelof Yan
Produced byMushfug Hatamov
Ilgar Najaf
StarringHasan Agayev
CinematographyAykhan Salar
Edited byElmir Hasanov
Music byFiruddin Allahverdi
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAzerbaijan
LanguageAzerbaijani

Pomegranate Orchard (Azerbaijani: Nar bağı) is a 2017 Azerbaijani drama film directed by Ilgar Najaf. It was selected as the Azerbaijani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

Plot

Inspired by Anton Chekhov's 1904 play The Cherry Orchard, the film follows a prodigal son who returns after 12 years. His reappearance at the family home in rural Azerbaijan significantly alters their way of life.[2]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Azerbaijan sends "Pomegranate Orchard" to Oscar". Azer News. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ Simon, Alissa (10 July 2017). "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Pomegranate Orchard'". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

External links


Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (1904)
Azerbaijani submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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