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Chairman of Azerbaijan Cinematographers Union Rustam Ibrahimbeyov made joint film with Armenian director

25 June 2008 13:12 (UTC +04:00)

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine allocated 70 per cent of 17.5 million hryvna spent for the filmâ€™s production and its opening night will take place this autumn in Ukraine.
In his interview with APA, Rustam Ibrahimbeyov confirmed that he made joint film with the Armenian director. He said he wrote the screenplay 15 years ago and it was filmed in Ukraine. â€œThe film â€œBirds of Paradiseâ€ produced in 2007 is about the events developed in Ukraine in 1985. There are no Armenians and Azerbaijanis in the film. Roman Balayan lives in Ukraine and he is Ukrainian citizen. Why cooperation with the Armenian-native director should be condemned? Only savages can think so. Armenian people are not our enemy. Our enemy is the Armenian leadership, army and politicians. We have to say everywhere that we are not enemies with the Armenian people. We wanted to return back Karabakh and we will return these lands together with its population. Our policy should be established so that Azerbaijani and Armenian people wouldnâ€™t be enemy to each other. Simply our army should defeat their army, but we can stay forever as the enemy peoples. We will say that we are fraternal nations 10-15 years later. It is very difficult issue. Our sayings about the enmity are in favor of Armenians mostly. Armenians say that they canâ€™t return to Azerbaijan because Azerbaijanis donâ€™t like them. Therefore we have to say that we donâ€™t nourish hatred against the Armenian people, ordinary Armenians. We have to be at enmity with the Armenian army. We will get out from the situation by the military way if it will not possible peacefully. It is not correct to say that every Armenian is our enemy.â€
The psychological drama was submitted to the Moscow international festival. Balayan is the student of Sergei Parajanov, representative of Soviet cinematograph. The filmâ€™s subject was taken from the Dmitriy Savitskyâ€™s â€œWaltz for Kâ€ about the developments in Ukraine in 1980s. Screenwriter of the film Rustam Ibrahimbeyov said he decided to participate in its production after that hew was familiarized with the book.