Down the River
2014, Azerbaijani. Directed by Asif Rustamov.
Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Azerbaijani
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- Released
- 19 December 2014
- Original title
- Axınla aşağı
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Written by
- Asif Rustamov, Otar Pertakhia
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Down the River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 2014. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Down the River?
Down the River (2014) was directed by Asif Rustamov and stars Namig Aghayev, Mehriban Zaki, Aleksandra Andreyevska.