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Haji Safarov

Haji Safarov is Baku-based, Azerbaijani film critic and a Talents Sarajevo'22 Alumni. He writes articles for local magazines and websites. He is interested in new media and how cinema can be promoted through it.

Latest Film Reviews

  • Kalev (2022)
    Review preview for Kalev

    The fast storytelling tempo transforms Kalev into a basketball game without a time-out.

    Haji Safarov · 2.5 out of 5
    In summer 1990, the Estonian basketball has to decide whether to take part in the USSR’s championship against a backdrop of the move for independence.

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