The 40th Door

40-cı Qapı

Fourteen-year-old Rustam lives with his mother in a village; his father was killed by the Russian mafia. After his father's death, Rustam tries to provide for himself and his mother without resorting to illegal money-making schemes. But his dream is to join a music band. The title of the film refers to an Azerbaijani fairy tale about saving a princess from a house with 40 doors; no one has succeeded in opening the last door, and thus its secret remains hidden. The villagers have named their village the 40th door as well.

Director

Elchin Guliyev

Screenplay

Elchin Guliyev

Status

Released

Release date

25/02/2009

Original language

Azerbaijani