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In the Name of God

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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.

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What is In the Name of God (1925) about?

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…

Who stars in In the Name of God?

In the Name of God stars Mirzaagha Aliyev (Molla Mirza Abdurrahim), Mustafa Mardanov (Muzdur Gulu), Ibrahim Azeri (Jafar), Mirseyfaddin Kirmanshahli (Bey), Kazim Ziya (Molla Rovzakhan). The film was directed by Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh.

How long is In the Name of God?

In the Name of God has a runtime of 57 min and premiered in 1925.

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