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Release Date:
December 31, 2011
Original Title:
И не было лучше брата
Alternate Titles:
Ondan yaxşı qardaş yox idi
Qardaşımdan yaxşısı yox idi
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Azerbaijanfilm
Ibrus
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Miramar Film
Production Countries:
Azerbaijan | Bulgaria | Russia
Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 16+
Runtime: 90
This story of two temperamentally different brothers takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku during the 1970s. The elder brother Jalil is a married postal worker who keeps bees as a hobby. Younger brother Simurg is more adventurous by nature and capable of going after his goals, not just dreaming about them. Jalil has a recurring memory: once, when he was still a kid, his mother, pregnant with Simurg, took him to a women’s sauna. When both brothers fall in love for the same beautiful girl, their differences become apparent once again.
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Director:
Murad Ibragimbekov
Director of Photography:
Ivan Gudkov
Novel:
Maksud Ibragimbekov
Original Music Composer:
Alexey Aygi
Writer:
Pavel Finn
Murad Ibragimbekov
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