synopsis Gabil returns home to the humble family farmstead, surrounded by an orchard of venerable pomegranate trees; since his sudden departure twelve years ago he was never once in contact. However, the deep emotional scars he left behind cannot be erased from one day to the next. A private drama set in a picturesque landscape which tells of wrongdoings simmering below the surface of seeming innocence. international title: Pomegranate Orchard original title: Nar baği country: Azerbaijan year: 2017 genre: fiction directed by: Ilgar Najaf film run: 90′ screenplay: Asif Rustamov, Ilgar Najaf, Roelof Yan cast: Ilahe Hasanova, Semimi Farhad, Gurban Ismayilov, Hesen Aghayev cinematography by: Ayhan Salar film editing: Elmir…

Dir. Ilgar Najaf.  Azerbaijan. 2017. 90 mins An interpretation of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard, Ilgar Najaf’s Pomegranate Orchard (Nar baği) is a measured familial drama played out against the picturesque backdrop of the titular plantation. As a depiction of a time that has passed amidst the onslaught of modernity, it is often calm and quiet whilst hiding a maelstrom of emotions below the surface. Opening the East of the West Competition at Karlovy Vary 2017 gives the film a comparatively high profile which should net a healthy amount of interest on the festival circuit – especially considering the relative paucity of films originating from Azerbaijan. Its languid pace might not…

  10 November 2017 After the show in Minsk “Pomegranate Garden” from the main competition of the Listapad’s feature films program took one of the leading positions in the viewer rating. Having watched the premiere, the audience not only actively voted, but also participated in the discussion of the film with producer Ali Isa Jabbarov, they asked questions and joked. As it turned out, the similarity with Chekhov’s “Cherry Orchard” is not the only highlight of the film. A shot from the film “Pomegranate garden” We can not understand a lot from the description of Ilgar Najaf’s picture: it echoes by its name and plot with the famous work of…