Film 2009
The 40th Door
A boy seeks honest work on the edge of Baku.
- Country collection
- Azerbaijan
- Original title
- 40-cı qapı
- Director
- Elchin Musaoglu
- Running time
- 82 min
- Year
- 2009
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
After learning of his father’s death, Rustam must help support his mother. He dreams of music, but the streets offer harder choices. Finding an honest income becomes a test of how much of his childhood he can keep.
Context & recognition
Elchin Musaoglu’s Azerbaijani debut is listed as a 2008 production by Busan and a 2009 release by INTERFILM.