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Nariman Aliev

Ukraine 96 min Spanish premiere Fiction
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Synopsis

Having lost his oldest son in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Mustafa resolves to take the boy’s body to his native land: Crimea. Together, he and his younger son set out on a journey that will profoundly mark their relationship.

Themes

European CinemaWarFirst FeatureRoad Movie

Filmmaker

Nariman Aliev

(Crimea, 1992) In 2013, he received a bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Screen Arts. Since 19 years, actively participated in the shooting of many short films as a director, cameraman, scriptwriter, editing director, and producer. As a director he made three short films united in the movie trilogy Crimean Stories. Each of the works took part in the biggest national and international film festivals, such as Berlinale, Palm Springs, Vancouver Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival and others.

Filmography: Homeward (2019), Without You (curt, 2016), Love You (curt, 2014), Return with Sunrise (curt, 2013)

Nariman Aliev

Film information

Original Title: Evge
Director: Nariman Aliev
Script: Nariman Aliev, Marysia Nikitiuk
Contact: Wildbunch
With: Akhtem Seitablaiev, Remzi Bilyalov, Dariya Barihashvili, Viktor Zhdanov, Veronika Lukianenko, Akmal Gurezov, Larysa Yatsenko
Country: Ukraine
Year: 2019
Format: Digital
Length: 96 min
Language: Ukrainian, Russian, Tatar
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan
Edition: 2020

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