The Nakhchivan State Film Fund screened the film "In a southern city" within the framework of the Day of Azerbaijani Cinema in the Babek Region Payiz Village Center on January 12.
Before the film, Shanhayat Safarova, an employee of the Nakhchivan State Film Fund, said that national leader Heydar Aliyev always paid great attention to the development of our national cinema. The development and innovation, progress and quality changes in our cinema have been made possible thanks to the exceptional services of this genius person.
Azerbaijan cinema, will be 120-year-old next year, has passed the trials of history honorably. There were difficult years in our cinema history but nevertheless, our cinema has had cultural events, sustained history of our people, national traditions and values, and had become a favorite art, penetrating all areas of our lives.
It was noted that in 1970-1980s, the historical films included in the golden fund of our culture, the unforgettable pages of our cinema chronicle and the other outstanding works have been screened. A number of our national films have been awarded state awards in these years and got awards at international film festivals and competitions.
Today, the work done by our national leader for the development of cinema is being successfully continued by Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the President of the country. The head of state approved “The State Program on the development of Azerbaijani cinema for 2008-2018” by the Decree dated August 4, 2008.
Then the film "In a southern city" shot in 1969 was displayed. The film produced by the film studio named after Jafar Jabbarli is focused on the roots of the past in the minds of people and lots of difficulties of getting moral freedom of a man. The main themes of the film are the process of the struggle between new and old, and the process of getting rid of the bondage of old traditions. The main roles were played by Hasan Mammadov, Eldaniz Zeynalov, Majid Dadashov and Natella Adigozalova. The film was directed by Eldar Guliyev.
The film "In a southern city" was welcomed by the audience.