Fortress

  • January 30, 2014 / 17:00
  • January 31, 2014 / 19:00

Director: Samil Nacafzada
Cast: Rasim Balayev, Vidadi Gasanov, Julia Pereflid
Azerbaijan; 83’, 2008, color
Azerbaijani with Turkish subtitles

Qala tells the story of a film crew that arrives in a remote border village in the mountains of Azerbaijan to shoot a historical account of war, heroism, and love, when a real war erupts. This moving tale of life imitating art was selected to represent Azerbaijan in the Foreign Language Film category at the 81st Academy Awards.

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