Fortress

Fortress

2008•1h 23m•2.3/10

DramaWar

Ratings

🎬TMDb

2.3/10(3)

A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.

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Production

United Multimedia Projects, Azerbaijanfilm

Language

AZ

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rasim Balayev

Rasim Balayev

Soltan

Vidadi Hasanov

Vidadi Hasanov

Abil Teacher

Yulia Peresild

Yulia Peresild

Galina

Mammad Alili

Khanbala

Mabud Maharramov

Mabud Maharramov

Rafig Teacher

Elman Rafiyev

Elman Rafiyev

Seyid

Sona Mikailova

Sona Mikailova

Asli

Yuri Baliyev

Yuri Baliyev

Nikolai

Firangiz Mutallimova

Firangiz Mutallimova

Nazpari

Gorkhmaz Alili

Gorkhmaz Alili

Director

Alyona Zinovyeva

Marina

Parviz Mammadrzayev

Parviz Mammadrzayev

Osman

Zumrud Qasimova

Zumrud Qasimova

Actress

Asgar Rahimov

Asgar Rahimov

Actor

Gurban Ismailov

Gurban Ismailov

Adalat Ziyadkhanli

Rasim Jafar

Rasim Jafar

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