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Future Left Behind (2005)

Future Left Behind poster
Original title
Arxada Qalmış Gələcək
Directed by
Rüfat Asadov
Genre
drama film, adventure film, time travel, war film, science fiction film
Country
Azerbaijan
Runtime
1h 11m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young refugee boy from Karabakh is transported from the present day into a war-torn past. He must navigate the brutal reality of combat while trying to make sense of his new surroundings.

time travelwar-torndreamlikemelancholictensedisorientingvisceralpoignant

What happens

«Взлётная полоса» (азерб. Uçuş xətti или Arxada qalmış gələcək) — военный фантастический фильм азербайджанского режиссёра Руфата Асадова, повествующий о судьбе мальчика-беженца из Карабаха, попавшего из настоящего в прошлое, в Карабах, где ведутся боевые действия. Снят фильм на киностудии «Азербайджанфильм». Сценарий фильма написан по мотивам повести Сергея Абрамова «В лесу прифронтовом». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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