Lovely Fatma

Lovely Fatma

1988 · 46 min · Animation, Music

Animated musical telling the story of Lovely Fatma or Beautiful Fatma, it was the only Azerbaijani language feature-length animated film made during the Soviet Union. Göyçak fatma is an animated opera using a mixture of traditional and cut-out animation.

Directed by Nazim Mammadov · Written by Mirvarid Dilbazi

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