After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.
Haja Anvar
The original title is "Qətl Günü" (AZ).
The runtime is 132 minutes (2h 12m).
The film was directed by Gyulbeniz Yusuf Azimzade.
Cinematography was handled by Rafig Guliyev.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0396559.
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Mixed
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Qətl Günü
Released
Azərbaycan
Soviet Union
