A boy, a white horse, and a war he refuses to watch from the sidelines.
At the end of the Garabagh war, a young Azeri man, who has been witness to the martyrdom of many people and the dispatch of his friends and relatives to the war front, mounts a white horse and without informing his family sets out for the front, He joins the relief work group in spite of the objections of the commander of the forces, until...
Cinematography
The white horse as haunting visual motif.
Direction
Abluc's restraint lets silence scream.
Director
Anvar Abluc
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, this Azerbaijani rarity captures civilian psychology rarely shown in conflict cinema—no battles, only the weight of absence.
Director Anvar Abluc cast his own son Abbasgulu as Murad; the white horse was reportedly borrowed from a local farmer hours before shooting.
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