Native Land

Set in 1992, this war drama follows Miranda, a journalist from London who travels to Azerbaijan to film a documentary about the Caucasian leopard. While there, she meets a scout named Emil. As the two face various hardships together, Miranda discovers details regarding both the local wildlife and the violent conflicts between the Azerbaijani government and separatists in Karabakh.

The film was written and directed by Ilgar Safat, following his previous work, The Precinct. Produced by Nariman Mammadov through Narimanfilm and the Azerbaijan Republic Ministry of Culture, the production features Rustam Jabrayilov in the role of Emil and Alina Vorontsova as Miranda. This Azerbaijani production has a total runtime of 150 minutes.