Broken Bridges (2004)
Overview
The plot of film is constructed on the basis of memoirs of the son and mother. They were divided with border between northern and southern Azerbaijan.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.976 |
Directed By
Rafig Puyya
Crew
Fuad Shabanov
Ali Muradi
Rafig Puyya
Zilli Namazov
Malek Jahan Khazai
Rafig Puyya
Martin Ollshteyn
Henrik Ide
Jack Guberman
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Ed Harker
Rafig Puyya
Evgeniy Krylatov
Rimma Kuznetsova
Amy C. Halpern
Heather Born
Emil Abdullayev
Fakhraddin Huseynov
Kyp Gynn
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Maryam Nuriyeva
Vesna Bogdanovic
TOP CAST
Peter Reckell
Jeff Valizadeh
Rebeccah Bush
Susan
Fatima Ibrahimbeyova
Jeyran
Behrouz Vossoughi
Michael
Jerry Botham
Artur
Gadar Aliyeva
Jeff's Mother
Michael Seyidov
Jeff
Baghir Rafiyev
Fuad
Fuad Shabanov
Ramiz
Nariman Akhundov
Mammad
Sadig Huseynov
Karimov
Rasim Balayev
Taxi Driver
Shukufa Yusupova
Teacher
Sadaya Mustafayeva
Manzar
Tanilya Ahmärova
Jeyran's Mother
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