SERMON TO THE FISH
synopsis
Davud returns from war to find everyone in his village has succumbed to a strange illness and has decomposed. His sister, the only survivor, is slowly rotting away herself. Davud is troubled by his memories as a soldier, as he confronts the only true question: is surviving the same as living?
international title: | Sermon to the Fish |
original title: | Balıqlara xütbə |
country: | Azerbaijan, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey |
sales agent: | Asian Shadows [HK] |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Hilal Baydarov |
film run: | 90' |
cast: | Rana Asgarova, Orkhan Iskandarli, Huseyn Nasirov |
cinematography by: | Hilal Baydarov |
film editing: | Hilal Baydarov |
music: | Kanan Rustamli |
producer: | Hilal Baydarov, Elshan Abbasov, Carlos Reygadas |
co-producer: | Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal Zade, Andreas Roald, Emil Najafov, Joaquin del Paso, Zahid Sobacı, Ziyad Varol, Cemil Yavuz, Faruk Güven, Emrah Kılıç |
production: | Bord Cadre films, Sovereign Films, Ucqar Film [AZ], Splendor Omnia Studios [MX], Ultra Productions [MX], Cárcava Cine [MX], TRT Sinema [TR], Poetika Film [TR] |