National film to be screened at int'l festival in Germany

Asif Rustamov's film has been included in the main competition program of the 33rd International Cottbus Film Festival.

The film festival will be held on November 7-12, Cottbus, Germany, Azernews reports.

The main competition program includes 12 more films from different countries.

Cold As Marble is Asif Rustamov's second full-length work.

The film is about a man who is unexpectedly released from prison after spending ten years for killing his wife. His son wants to find out why he did it.

The cinema work was co-produced by Azerbaijan Film Studio, Ictimai TV, and Arizona Productions (France) with the support of the Azerbaijani Culture Ministry.

Screenwriters Asif Rustamov and Dutch colleague Roelof Jan Minneboo, director Asif Rustamov, cinematographers Oktay Namazov and Adil Abbasov, artist Rafig Nasirov, costume designer Shahin Hasanli, make-up artist Elbrus Vahidov, creative producer Irada Ahmadov.

The film cast includes Elshan Asgarov, Natavan Abbasli, and People's Artist Gurban Ismayilov.

The world premiere of his first full-length feature film Downstream took place at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014. The film later won a number of international awards in various categories.

In 2023, Asif Rustamov's film was awarded at the Lendok International Film Festival in Russia.

The film won a special prize "For the best Co-Production from the Organizing Committee"