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The Lights of Baku

Огни Баку

1950 · 88 min · Drama

This Soviet-era drama celebrates the workers of Azerbaijan's oil industry in the first half of the 20th century and their labor in building up the economic and military strength of the USSR. A period industrial epic.

Why it’s here

A Soviet outsider production centered on Baku's wartime oil industry.

Runtime
88 min
Genre
Drama · History
Mood
thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
shorter watch · film history

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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