Lie

Lie

2006 · 90 min · Drama, War

The film is about the inner suffering and conflictions of Yavar, father of a soldier, who can't give the news of his son's death in the war to his heart-sick wife.

Directed by Ramiz Azizbeyli · Written by Orkhan Fikratoghlu

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