(MENAFN- AzerNews) Hikmat Rahimov's film has been included in the the main
competition program of feature films at Lendok International Film
Festival.
The film "Nude" was produced last year and has already won
international prizes at film festivals in Turkiye, France and the
Czech Republic, Azernews reports.
The film, which is a project of the Azerbaijan Public Television
(ITV), is the directorial debut of theater and film actor Hikmat
Rahimov.
According to the plot of the film, a very poor man dies. His son
named Rustam, who is ill, not only does not have the means to
adequately see off his father on his last journey, but also for the
funeral. Together with his neighbor Sabir, he is forced to travel
around with his father's coffin. And different people come
across...
Honored Artists Rasim Jafar, Aishad Mammadov and Elshan
Rustamov, actors Azer Aydemir, Elshan Askarov, Mammad Mammadli
starred in the film.
Before the screening, film reviewer Natalia Kazurova will
present the material "Laboratory of Azerbaijani cinema: models for
assembly". The film screening will be followed by discussion with
Hikmat Rahimov.
Lendoc Film Festival is an international film festival held in
St. Petersburg since 2020 on the basis of the Lendoc Open Film
Studio.
The project is aimed at supporting and developing interest in
the cultural and ethnic wealth and diversity of the regions of
Russia, CIS countries and neighboring countries, as well as
creating joint film projects.
The Lendok International Film Festival 2023 will start on August
25 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Over 40 feature and documentary films by directors from
Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and other
countries will be screened as part of the festival.
Film director and producer Fariz Ahmadov has been invited as a
jury chairman member to the Lendok International Film Festival.
Fariz Ahmadov will act as the jury chairman for the documentary
films program, while Uzbek director, screenwriter Ali Khamrayev is
the jury chairman of the feature films program.