Xoca
Xoja | |
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Directed by | Vahid Mustafayev |
Written by | Vahid Mustafayev |
Produced by | Mirshahin Agayev |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Afshin Alizade |
Music by | Yashar Bakhish |
Distributed by | Bakifilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Languages | English Azerbaijani |
Xoja (Azerbaijani: Xoca) is a 2012 Azerbaijani drama film directed, written, and co-produced by based loosely on the Khojaly Massacre during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The film stars , and .
Background and structure[]
The neo-expressionist feature film is based on the story of a young, soon to be married Azerbaijani couple Aliakbar (Ilgar Musayev) and Gunel (Nigar Bahadirqizi), which unfolds against a fictional backdrop of Khojaly Massacre.[1]
Cast[]
- as Aliakbar
- as Gunel
- as Gunel's father
- as Gunel's mother
- as Yura Cherniy
- as Mehriban
Release[]
The British release of Xoca was on 24 February 2013 and were shown in London's The Princess Anne Theatre.[2]
Accolades[]
Xoca won several awards. At the 2012 Cairo International Film Festival, it was named best international drama of the year.[3]
The film were featured in various international film festivals, including at International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Fajr International Film Festival. The film were submitted to Yerevan International Film Festival, but jury declined to accept it.
See also[]
- Khojaly Massacre
- Black January
References[]
- ^ Whitfield, Gemma. "Xoca (Khoja) | Movie review". Theupcoming.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Emotional film on the Khojaly Massacre screened in London". ukprweb.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Фильм Вахида Мустафаева "Ходжа" получил награду (ФОТО). anspress.com (in Russian). Retrieved 31 May 2013.
External links[]
- 2012 films
- 2012 war drama films
- Azerbaijani-language films
- 2010s English-language films
- Nonlinear narrative films
- Works about Khojaly Massacre
- Azerbaijani films
- Azerbaijani war drama films
- Nagorno-Karabakh War films
- Films directed by Vahid Mustafayev
- 2012 drama films