The Burden (1995)
- Original title
- Yük
- Directed by
- Rovshan Almuradli
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows a day in the lives of two wealthy businessmen from Baku in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Agha Musa Naghiyev and Hadji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. It shows their interactions and the weight of their influence.
slow-burnmelancholicintrospectivevisually lushperiod piecereflectivestatelycontemplativecharacter-driven
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