Bismillah (1925)

Original title

Во имя Бога

Directed by

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

Runtime

57 min

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

This Soviet silent drama shows religious fanaticism and its harms. It was made as propaganda against Islamic belief in Azerbaijan.

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What happens

Bismillah (Azerbaijani: Bismillah, lit. 'In the Name of God'; Russian: Бисмиллах) is a 1925 Soviet Azerbaijani propaganda film, the first film by the Azerbaijani director Abbas-Mirza Sharifzade, it is a silent film drama (Russian subtitles) about religious fanaticism and with an anti-Islamic theme. The movie was shot at a time when there was a fight against the Islamic religion in the country. The film was considered a significant success of Azerbaijani cinematography, and starred a nearly all-Azerbaijani cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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