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202424 minPGdocumentary

Palaces of Memory

202424 minPGdocumentary

In a personal exploration, a director reflects on memory while considering significant historical events that shape individual and collective experiences.

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Matlab Mukhtarov

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In a personal exploration, a director reflects on memory while considering significant historical events that shape individual and collective experiences.

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Matlab Mukhtarov

Matlab Mukhtarovdirector

Leyla Mukhtarovacast

Matlab Mukhtarov

Matlab Mukhtarovcast

Albina Novruzlucast

Pakiza Novruzovacast

Synopsis

Against the backdrop of his hometown and momentous historical events, the director seeks the answer to a seemingly simple question: What is my very first memory? As the film progresses, the audiovisual topography of memory transforms into a labyrinth where trauma and disappointment may lurk around every corner, and yet we continue to navigate through it.

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