Ones Left Behind
About Ones Left Behind
A couple returns to Aghdam, the city they once fled 32 years ago due to the war. It's a story about memory held in people, and about the small, powerful ways the past resurfaces when you finally face it.
Ones Left Behind (2025) is a documentary film directed by Ismail Mamedov. At 18 minutes long, it arrived in November 2025.
Its themes are empathetic, compassionate, powerful, and sympathetic.
Farkhad Mamedov appears as Farkhad Mamedov, Matanat Mamedova as Matanat Mamedova, Surma Mamedova as Surma Mamedova, and Arif Mamedov as Arif Mamedov. The screenplay is by Ismail Mamedov.
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