Inner City
6.6
"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...
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Cast
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Tahmina Rafaella
Arzu
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Firdovsi Atakishiyev
Rafael
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Mehriban Zaki
Sabina
Known for
Ali and Nino
Elmira Shabanova
Nargiz
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Hadjimurad Yegizarov
Ruslan
Also in
Ulduz
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Anar
Ali
Known for
Difficult Teens
Guests
Rafiz Mehdizadeh
Young Rafael
Also in
The Precinct
Ambassador of the Dawn
Murad Mamedov
Murad
Leyla Akhundova
Farah
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Inna Imranova
Rana
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Zemfira Aghabeyova
Leyla
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Ilgar Safat Director · Tahmina Rafaella Screenplay Luca Coassin Cinematographer
First release March 1, 2016 · Produced in Azerbaijan · Original title İçəri Şəhər
Production
Azerbaijanfilm
Production
Azerbaijan
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Languages
Original title
İçəri Şəhər
Original language
Azerbaijani
Spoken on screen
Azerbaijani
Release dates
Azerbaijan · March 1, 2016
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Estonia
November 12, 2016 · Theatrical · Film Festival "Dark night" in Tallline
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