Forgive Us (1979)
The film is about relations between two generations and about idols of the youth.
Top billed cast
Yelena FadeyevaMariya Petrovna
Hasan MammadovNariman
Otkam IsgandarovYoung Nariman
Ariadna ShengelaiaClara
Saida GuliyevaYoung Clara
Hadjimurad YegizarovValid
Kamil MaharramovAli
Zemfira SadigovaNariman's Mother
Suleyman AlasgarovAdil
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