Azerbaijani film “Nabat” nominated for Oscar

/AzerNews/

By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan's full-length feature film "Nabat" by talented director Elchin Musaoglu has been nominated for Oscar.

The film is included in the long list of contenders for the "Oscar" in the category of "Best Foreign Language Film."

There will be a big rivalry as a total of 83 countries also count on the "Oscar" in this category.

The full-length feature film toured all over the world. So, the great film will also be presented in the 27th International Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan, which will be held from October 23 to 31.

Azerbaijani film has been included in one of the 14 films selected from 1,373 works of 92 countries around the world.

The film was shot in 2014. It is dedicated to Karabakh war, which resulted after Armenia's unjustified territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

Elchin Musaoglu who has directed more than 50 documentary and feature films decided to make this film after being impressed by a true story told by one of his friend.

The story revolves around a village's residents who are forced to leave their homes because of an ongoing battle. But there is an old woman who refuses to leave her family members buried in the village.

In his interviews, the director said, in all conflicts, this is the mothers who suffer the most.

"Paradise must be found beneath the mother's feet. I sincerely believe that if the mothers were in charge, the world would be a better place," Elchin Musaoglu , the winner of "The Best Foreign Film" prize at the 42th Houston International Film Festival in Texas in 2009 said.