The Return of the Projectionist
There may be a 50-year age difference between Samid and Ayaz, but they share a passion for film.Both are brimming with ideas to revive the cinema in their village in the hills of Azerbaijan.Once the long-awaited Holy Grail – a projector bulb – arrives after many months, the cinema is packed out with locals...
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There may be a 50-year age difference between Samid and Ayaz, but they share a passion for film. Both are brimming with ideas to revive the cinema in their village in the hills of Azerbaijan. Once the long-awaited Holy Grail – a projector bulb – arrives after many months, the cinema is packed out with locals... But will the magic work?
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- Release date
- Oct 31, 2024
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
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- Language
- Azerbaijani, Russian
- Country
- Azerbaijan, France
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