Ramil FAZLYEV
Рамиль ФАЗЛИЕВ
Ramil FAZLIEV
Amir GALIASKAROV
Амир ГАЛИАСКАРОВ
Amir GALIASKAROV
Russia, 2018, 121mn 
fiction
The Mullah
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Мулла

 

 Le Mollah

 Mulla

 
Directed by : Ramil FAZLYEV (Рамиль ФАЗЛИЕВ), Amir GALIASKAROV (Амир ГАЛИАСКАРОВ)
Based on the play of Tufan Minnullin
 
Cast
Ramil FAZLYEV (Рамиль ФАЗЛИЕВ)
Guzal GAFFAROVA (Гузаль ГАФФАРОВА)
Nail DUNAEV (Наиль ДУНАЕВ)
Rafik TAGIROV (Рафик ТАГИРОВ)
Marat BASHAROV (Марат БАШАРОВ)
 
 

Plot synopsis
Released from prison, Asfandiar receives from his rich benefactor Samata the unexpected proposal to become a mullah in a village where the latter has built a mosque. The appearance of a mullah exacerbates the conflicts in the village where things are already not going well: unemployment, theft, greed, infamy, alcoholism reign. After having undergone hard trials, Asfandiar understands that he is in his place and that his duty is to help all those who need it.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Festival des films asiatiques, Dakar (Senegal), 2025
- International Festival of Muslim Cinema, Kazan (Russia), 2024
- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2019