The Kidnapping of Groom (1985)
Being unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make a film about real wedding event. Though the stubborn father of bride resists approval the plan.
Top billed cast
Hasanagha TurabovAsad
Sayavush AslanMustafa
Hadji IsmailovTaghi
Nasiba ZeynalovaNasiba
Yashar NuriIsrafil
Natavan MammadovaYasaman
Tamara ShakirovaNigar
Shamil SuleymanliHasan- Vidadi HasanovMusa
Firangiz MutallimovaTelli
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