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Inner City ()

Icheri Sheher (original title)
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"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with... See more »

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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anar ...
Ali (as Anar Khalilov)
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Arzu
Elmira Shabanova ...
Nargiz
Mekhriban Zeki ...
Sabina
Hajimurad Yegizarov ...
Ruslan (as Murad Yegizarov)
Zemfira Agabekova ...
Leyla
Inna Imranova ...
Rena
Leyla Akhundova ...
Farah
Firdovsi Atakisiyev ...
Rafael
Murad Mamedov ...
Murad
Rafiz Mehdizade ...
Young Rafael

Directed by

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Ilgar Safat ... (attached)

Written by

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Tahmina Rafaella ... (screenplay)
 
Ilgar Safat ... (additional dialogue)
 
Ilgar Safat ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Samaya Asgarova ... assistant producer
Ulvi Gasimov ... producer
Mushfig Hatamov ... producer
Parvin Hatamov ... assistant producer

Cinematography by

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Luca Coassin

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Sergio Cremasco ... colorist

Art Direction by

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Butunay Hagverdiyev

Makeup Department

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Polina Tkachenko ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Malahat Ahmad ... third assistant director
Ismayil Gasimov ... second assistant director
Emin Guliyev ... first assistant director
Elman Sheydayev ... assistant director

Art Department

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Aydin Bagirov ... set designer
Nikolay Gafarov ... assistant art director
Intigam Jafarov ... props

Sound Department

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Ivan Gusakov ... sound
Vano Gvaradze ... sound assistant
Zaur Mammadov ... boom operator
Dmitriy Vasilev ... sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Hikmet Bakhtiyarov ... gaffer
Natig Ibrahimov ... still photographer
Ramin Ismaylov ... electrician
Elchin Mammadli ... second assistant camera
Sarkhan Mammadli ... electrician
Rahman Rahmanov ... electrician

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Yelena Abdulrahimova ... costume assistant
Olga Shabanova ... costumer

Transportation Department

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Elshad Akhundov ... driver
Seydamir Amirov ... driver
Seymur Aslanov ... driver

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Samira Asgarova ... translator

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Plot Summary

"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...

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Also Known As
  • Inner City (World-wide, English title)
  • Inner City (United States)
  • Inner City (United Kingdom)
  • Старый город (Russia)
  • Eski Şehir (Turkey, Turkish title)
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  • 120 min
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