In the Name of God

In the Name of God

1925
57m
3.7

3.7/10

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Overview

Religiously themed early Soviet propaganda film in Azerbaijan against Islam. Unlike earlier propaganda films in the region, this was actually made by an (nearly) all Azeri cast and crew and directed by an Azeri filmmaker that would go on to be famous amongst his own people, despite his early collusion with the new ruling government. At the center of the film is a greed Molla (holy man in Azeri Islam) who has been cheating one of the local peasants for years out of all types of goods and services, and then delighting over his success in an very un-religious, specifically un-Islamic, way. Once the Revolution takes place and the Bolsheviks arrive, the peasant is empowered and realizes the deception on the part of the Molla and takes him to the newly set up "People's Court," where is finds justice and the Molla is punished.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Azerbaijanfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Во имя Бога
Release Date November 17, 1925
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0499440

Cast

Mirzaagha Aliyev
Mirzaagha Aliyev

Molla Mirza Abdurrahim

Mustafa Mardanov
Mustafa Mardanov

Muzdur Gulu

Ibrahim Azeri
Ibrahim Azeri

Jafar

Mirseyfaddin Kirmanshahli
Mirseyfaddin Kirmanshahli

Bey

Kazim Ziya
Kazim Ziya

Molla Rovzakhan

Mohsun Sanani
Mohsun Sanani

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Key Crew

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh
Director
Pavel Blyakhin
Screenplay