Film 2017
Pomegranate Orchard
A son returns after twelve years of silence.
- Country collection
- Azerbaijan
- Original title
- Nar bağı
- Director
- Ilgar Najaf
- Running time
- 90 min
- Year
- 2017
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Gabil arrives at the family orchard after twelve years away without contact. His father, wife and son must decide how to receive him. The reunion exposes wounds that his return alone cannot heal.
Context & recognition
Ilgar Najaf’s 2017 Azerbaijani family drama draws on Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and premiered at Karlovy Vary.