FILM CLUB: NASIMI

04 Sep 18

YARAT Film Club offers much more than just a rich program of film screenings. It brings filmmakers closer to the audience through workshops, lectures and discussions. We host premieres and show all time classics.

On September 4, we will get together to watch “Nasimi”, a historical drama by Hasan Seyidbeyli. The story takes us in a journey through the 14th and 15th centuries.

After the screening, we will have a Q&A with the leading actor and the Deputy Head of Filmmakers Union Rasim Balayev.

Directed by Hasan Seyidbeyli, this film is in history drama genre depicting the life of a prominent Azerbaijani philosopher and poet, Imadaddin Nasimi and devoted to 600 years of memory. The film is considered as one of the best Azerbaijani movies in historical genre produced in during Soviet times. In 1974, during 7th Soviet film festival in Baku, the film was awarded with Prime Award for Best Historical Film; Rasim Balayev in the leading role was awarded with Best Actor award.

Date: September 4, 2018

Time: 19:00

Venue: YARAT Centre

Free admission with registration: +99412 505 1414