Gabil returns home to the humble family farmstead, surrounded by an orchard of venerable pomegranate trees; since his sudden departure twelve years ago he was never once in contact. However, the deep emotional scars he left behind cannot be erased from one day to the next.

Direction: Ilgar Najaf

Script: Asif Rustamov, Ilgar Najaf, Roelof Jan Minneboo

Production: Mushfiq Hatamov

Co-Production: Ilgar Najaf

Cinematography: Ayhan Salar

Editing: Elmir Hasanov

Production Design: Rafig Nasirov

Animation: Rza Venus

Costume Design: Elfira Mammedova

Make-Up: Elbrus Vahidov

Sound: Teymur Kerimov, Stephan Konken

Original Score: Firuddin Allahverdi

Visual Effects: Asif Rustamov, Ayhan Salar

Cast: Gurban Ismayilov, Ilaha Hasanova, Semimi Farhad, Hasan Agayev

Original Title: NAR BAĞI

Original Languages: Azerbaijani, Russian

Film Production Country: Azerbaijan

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/pomegranateorchardmovie/

Biography of the Director/s
Ilgar Najaf was born in March 2nd, 1975 in Ararat region of Armenian Republic (USSR). After ethnic conflict in 1988 (when we has 13) he and his family was forcibly expelled from Armenia and became refugees. In 1997 he graduated the Azerbaijan State University of Arts, film director’s faculty. 2004 he established the film studio “Buta Film” where produced the number of films as a producer as well as director.

Filmography of the Director/s
Buta (2011) - feature
Theatrical life (2009) -short

Awards Won
APSA(Best children’s feature film)2011, Best Film-Malatya IFF2017, Grand Prix -Cape WinlandsIFF 2011, Golden Butterfly - Isfahan IFF 2011, APSA - Young Cinema Award 2017

World Sales:
Buta Film
28/2 Sabir str., Old City
Baku, AZ1000, Azerbaijan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +994124372337
Website: http://www.butafilm.info/

Press:
Buta Film
Asif Rustamov
28/2 Sabir str., Old City
Baku, AZ1000, Azerbaijan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +994502058817
Website: http://www.butafilm.info/