Overview
Shot during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, "Fəryad" is only one of its kind. Following the Khojaly Massacre, Ismayil, an officer tasked with collecting the bodies, crosses enemy lines to avenge the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. There he gets captured by Armenians and waits for the day to be exchanged for an enemy POW.
Director and cast
- Ceyhun Mirzäyev as Ismayil
- Hadji Ismailov as Rovshan
- Malik Dadashov as Armen Khachaturyants
- Lia Gudadze as Asya
- Fikrat Mammadov as Armenian Soldier
- Shamil Makhmudbekov as Samvel (The Doctor)
- Najiba Behbudova as Armenian Woman
- Lala Baghirova as Armenian Teacher
- Elmira Shabanova as Ismayil's Mother
- Faraj Farajov as Khoren
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