Film
Down the River
Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.
Overview
Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.
Cast
- Namig AghayevAli
- Mehriban ZakiLeyla
- Aleksandra AndreyevskaPolish Girl
- Elmin ImamverdiyevRuslan
- Teymur MammadovArif
- Ulvi PashabeyliIlgar
- Gulshad BakhshiyevaNeighbour
- Telman AliyevAhad
