In the presence of the Director Old and infirm, Shamil is now unable to look after the large pomegranate orchard extending beyond the modest family homestead in rural Azerbaijan. His daughter-in-law Sara and her young son Jalal are unlikely to help him care for the ancient trees in the future, so it looks as if the family may have to give up their only real source of trade. The lazy progression of sultry summer days is disrupted by the unexpected return of Shamil’s son Gabil, who fled the village without warning twelve long years ago and wasn’t heard from again. The deep emotional scars he left on his father, his…

‘Pomegranate Orchard’ in the Competition section of 22nd IFFK had its second screening today. Ilgar Najaf, director of the movie was honoured by journalist & film maker Suma Josson prior to the screening. Honouring director Ilgar Najaf by Suma Josson Source: https://iffk.in/director-of-pomegranate-orchard-ilgar-najaf-honoured/

Azerbaijan 2017, 90 min Section: East of the West – Competition Year: 2017 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.   Synopsis Old and infirm, Shamil is now unable to look after the large pomegranate orchard extending beyond the modest family homestead in rural Azerbaijan. His daughter-in-law Sara and her young son Jalal are unlikely…