Nabat

Nabat

2014 · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

The story is set during an upsurge in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and revolves around an old, sick ex-forestry worker and his wife Nabat, whose son has died in battle.

Directed by Elchin Guliyev · Written by Elchin Guliyev

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