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THE PRISONER

By Orkhan AGHAZADEH

Drama - Development 2021

In the darkness of the night, prisoners observe a young man dancing at the window of an abandoned building in a woman’s dress.

- Year of production
- 2021
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- AZERBAIJAN
- Languages
- AZERBAIJANI
- Duration
- 110 mn
- Director(s)
- Orkhan AGHAZADEH
- Writer(s)
- Orkhan AGHAZADEH
- Synopsis
- Rasim, in his early twenties, is in jail almost by mistake. When his prison-mates find out he was dancing dressed as a woman at a wedding, they force him to do the same for them during his entire time in prison. On release, Rasim goes back to his village to start a new life - until he's forced to return to the city and dance again for prisoners in an abandoned building opposite the prison. Rasim can’t stand it anymore and decides to commit suicide. When he’s about to end his life, Rasim is distracted by a knock on his door. It’s Nargis, a young woman also trapped in the city…