Tahmina (1993)

Original title

Təhminə

Directed by

Rasim Ojagov

Genre

drama film, melodrama

Country

Azerbaijan

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man falls in love with a divorced woman struggling to get by in a traditional society. Their relationship faces obstacles from both family and social pressures.

romanticpoignantdramaticrestrainedemotionalsocially consciousmelancholicatmospheric

What happens

Tahmina (Azerbaijani: Təhminə) is a 1993 Azerbaijani romantic drama. The screenplay was written by Anar Rzayev based on his novel Beşmərtəbəli Evin Altıncı Mərtəbəsi ("The Sixth Floor of a Five-Storey Building", 1974–78). Directed by Rasim Ojagov, this film depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society. The film is considered to be one of the best Azerbaijani movies produced in the 1990s. Funding for the film was provided by a Turkish businessman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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