SANKI YOXSAN
Genre
Drama
Running time
16 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Azerbaijani
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
France and Azerbaijan
Director
Azer Guliev
Bio
Producer
Sébastien Hussenot
Cast
Milana Həsənova, Oktay Mehtiyev, Elşən Məmmədov
Scriptwriter
Azer Guliev, Nijat Mukhtarov
After Samir’s severe father flatly refuses to ask the parents of his beloved Leyla for her hand, the two young people agree to run away together. Leyla arrives at the appointed hour and waits all day; Samir never shows up. She revisits the places they used to meet – bleak mining quarries, perilous hillsides, wherever they wouldn’t be seen – while hearing his voice telling her this pain will pass. It is an enigmatic, lyrical account of love, betrayal and the sad fate of people with no power over their own lives.
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