Inner City
2016, Azerbaijani. Directed by Ilgar Safat.
"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...
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- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Azerbaijani
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- Released
- 12 November 2016
- Original title
- İçəri Şəhər
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Written by
- Ilgar Safat, Tahmina Rafaella
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Inner City runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Inner City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 November 2016. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Inner City?
Inner City (2016) was directed by Ilgar Safat and stars Tahmina Rafaella, Firdovsi Atakishiyev, Mehriban Zaki.