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The Son

The Son

2021•46m•Documentary•War•History

The story of one man’s disappearance and his family’s search for the truth.

Using unpublished photos taken by Italian war photographer Enrico Sarsini, and the reconstruction of key events, this film examines the battle for a strategically-located church that was defended by Azerbaijani teenager Natig Gasimov. After his surrender and interrogation by Armenian forces, he was never heard of again. This film finds out what happened to Natig and who may be responsible. Filmed over a period of three years, filmmaker Karan Singh spoke to witnesses in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Italy and Russia in his search for the truth.

Karan Singh · Director

Karan Singh · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime46m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 19, 2021

Actors

Tim Birkett

Narrator

Vasif Vesfinur

Natig Gasimov

Mursəl Məmmədov

Mətləb Tahmazi

Vasif Ismayilov

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