Week of Azerbaijani films held in Brazil

/By Azernews/

By Laman Ismayilova

The Week of Azerbaijani films was held in the Brazilian magnificent city São Paulo on April 6-11.

The event was organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Brazil with assistance of Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Within the Week, the documentaries and feature films, translated into Portuguese, were demonstrated.

The embassy said that “Target Baku. Hitler’s war on Oil” documentary, as well as Azerbaijani films "Arshin mal alan", "Nabat", "Cholchu", "Tahmina" and "Ax?nla ashagi" feature films were among the demonstrated films.

The documentary “Target Baku. Hitler’s war on Oil” shot with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and produced by Arzu Aliyeva, was selected as the event's main film by Bank of Brazil Cultural Center.

Prior to the demonstration, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Brazil Elnur Sultanov spoke of the documentary, noting the role of Baku oil in the victory over fascism during the World War II.

He said that it was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory over Fascism.