Down the River

(2014)

★ 8.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2014

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Azerbaijan

Director: Asif Rüstəmov

Cast: Namiq Ağayev, Мехрибан Зеки, Aleksandra Andreyevska, Elmin Imamverdiyev, Teymur Məmmədov, Ulvi Pashabeyli, Gülşad Baxşıyeva, Telman Aliyev, Parviz Baghirov, Эльдар Багирбеков

Plot

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.