Azerbaijan's Steppe Man to join Russia's film festival
By Amina Nazarli
Azerbaijani “The Steppe Man” movie will take part in the AKBUZAT - International Film Festival for the national and ethnic cinema in Ufa city, Bashkortostan, Russia.
“The Steppe Man” by national filmmaker Shamil Aliyev was produced by Azerbaijanfilm at the order of the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Its script was written by Vidadi Hasanov. Director of photography is Rafig Guliyev, art directors - Rafiq Nasirov and Ibrahim Aminov, music by Rauf Aliyev, producers - Mushvig Hatamov and Azer Guliyev.
The film stars are Bahruz Vagifoglu (young steppe man), Vidadi Hasanov (elderly steppe-man), Javidan Mammadli (little steppe-man) and Salome Demoria, as well as Vusal Mehraliyev.
The film is about a young steppe man who lives in a remote area far from the city, closely tied to nature. His father teaches him the subtleties of life in the steppe. Soon after his father’s death the young man meets a girl from a city. Their meeting opens a new page in his life- a step towards a new life unfamiliar for him.
The Steppe Man is Azerbaijan's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Award for the 2014 Academy Awards.
In 2013, the film received the "Humay" National Award.
The Steppe Man has already attended over 25 international film
festivals and forums, and received a number of awards.
The film attended in two categories in the 3rd Madrid International
Film Festival. It was also screened in the 42nd Belgrade
International Film Festival - FEST in Serbia. The movie
participated in the 5th Cinema Mundi International Film Festival in
Brno, the Czech Republic.