My Seven Sons (Azerbaijani: Yeddi Oğul İstərəm) is a 1970 Azerbaijani drama film. The film plot is written by Yusif Samedoglu based on his father poet Samed Vurgun's The Komsomol Poem which is about the events of the 1920s and the Soviet overtaking of Azerbaijan.
| My Seven Sons | |
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| Directed by | Tofig Tagizadeh |
| Written by | Yusif Samedoglu |
| Produced by | Azerbaijanfilm |
| Starring | Hasan Mammadov, Anvar Hasanov, Hasanagha Turabov |
| Cinematography | Rasim Ismayilov |
| Music by | Khayyam Mirzazadeh |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Languages | Azerbaijani, Russian |
The title "Yeddi Oğul İstərəm" derives from Azerbaijani folklore clause Yeddi Oğul İstərəm, Bircə Dənə Qız Gəlin (meaning "I'd like seven sons and just one daughter"), usually said during the weddings, when the groom comes to the bride's house to pick her up. The movie was shot for the 50th anniversary of establishment of Soviet power in Azerbaijan.[1]
This lyrical psychological film is about commitment to the Bolshevik revolution and its victory. The story is about seven youth who sacrifice everything for the good of people.
Plot
editThe story is set in Azerbaijan in 1920. Seven young communists, led by Bakhtiyar (played by Hasan Mammadov), are sent by the revolutionary committee to the remote village of Peykanli. This village is under the control of Gerai-bek (Hasan Turabov), a powerful landowner who refuses to submit to the new Soviet government and actively resists it. Amid the struggle between the communists and the forces loyal to Gerai-bek, a tragic love story unfolds between Jalal (Enver Hasanov), a communist poet, and Humay (Zemfira Ismayilova), the daughter of Gerai-bek. Humay returns Jalal’s love, but she feels unable to defy her father’s will.
Jalal confronts Gerai-bek, openly admitting that they remain enemies while also confessing his love for Humay. In response, Gerai-bek kills Jalal with his own hands. Devastated by the news of her beloved’s death, Humay dies of grief. Ultimately, five of the seven communists are killed in the ongoing conflict, and Bakhtiyar, the last survivor, leaves for a new mission, accompanied by six young villagers from Peykanli who are inspired to carry on the work of the fallen communists.[2] They travel through the villages during the takeover of Azerbaijan by Bolsheviks in order to establish and strengthen the Soviet power. Events develop in Peykanli village.[3]
Cast
edit- Hasan Mammadov as Bakhtiyar
- Anvar Hasanov as Jalal
- Elchin Mammadov as Mirpasha
- Abdul Mahmudov as Gasim
- Shahmar Alakbarov as Gazanfar
- Rafig Azimov as Shahsuvar
- Alasgar Ibrahimov as Zalimoglu
- Hasanagha Turabov as Geray bey
- Ismayil Osmanli as Kalantar
- Zemfira Ismayilova as Humay
- Hamlet Khanizadeh as Gizir
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "7 OĞUL İSTƏRƏM". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "7 OĞUL İSTƏRƏM". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Muradli, Khayale (21 April 2010). "40 ilin "Yeddi oğul"u". Lent. Baku. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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