Xoca

Xoja (Azerbaijani: Xoca) is a 2012 Azerbaijani drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Vahid Mustafayev based loosely on the Khojaly Massacre during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The film stars Ilgar Musayev, Nigar Bahadirqizi and Telman Aliyev.

Xoja
Directed byVahid Mustafayev
Produced byMirshahin Agayev
Written byVahid Mustafayev
StarringIlgar Musayev
Nigar Bahadirqizi
Telman Aliyev
Najiba Huseynova
Elmira Yagubova
Music byYashar Bakhish
CinematographyAfshin Alizade
Distributed byBakifilm
Release date
  • 23 February 2012 (2012-02-23)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryAzerbaijan
LanguageEnglish
Azerbaijani

Background and structure

The neo-expressionist feature film is based on the story of a young, soon to be married Azerbaijani couple Aliakbar (Ilgar Musayev) and Gunel (Nigar Bahadirqizi), which unfolds against a fictional backdrop of Khojaly Massacre.[1]

Cast
  • Ilgar Musayev as Aliakbar
  • Nigar Bahadirqizi as Gunel
  • Telman Aliyev as Gunel's father
  • Najiba Huseynova as Gunel's mother
  • Azer Aydemir as Yura Cherniy
  • Mina Sovetskaya as Mehriban

Release

The British release of Xoca was on 24 February 2013 and were shown in London's The Princess Anne Theatre.[2]

Accolades

Xoca won several awards. At the 2012 Cairo International Film Festival, it was named best international drama of the year.[3]

The film were featured in various international film festivals, including at International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Fajr International Film Festival. The film were submitted to Yerevan International Film Festival, but jury declined to accept it.

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See also

References
  1. Whitfield, Gemma. "Xoca (Khoja) | Movie review". Theupcoming.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Emotional film on the Khojaly Massacre screened in London". ukprweb.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. Фильм Вахида Мустафаева "Ходжа" получил награду (ФОТО). anspress.com (in Russian). Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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