On November 15, presentation of the movie “Don’t be afraid, I’m with you! 1919”, a joint production of the “Azerbaijanfilm” Studio  named after Jafar Jabbarly and Russia’s “White Media” Movie Company, took place at the Heydar Aliyev Palace.

Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva attended the presentation ceremony.

People’s Artist of Azerbaijan, Honoured Person of Art of Russia, scriptwriter and director of the movie Yuliy Gusman said he had long been wishing to make continuation of the movie “Don’t be afraid, I’m with you!”, and thanked President Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva  for the support provided to the production of the new film.

Y.Gusman mentioned that, while making the first film, national leader Heydar Aliyev had shown much care and attention towards them.

Then, taking the floor, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation Polad Bulbuloghlu thanked Mehriban Aliyeva for the support provided to the production of the movie.

Emphasizing that the film aroused much interest also in Russia, Polad Bulbuloghlu said he was hopeful this movie too will become famous and successful.

The creative team of the movie thanked the Heydar Aliyev Foundation for the support provided to   the production of the movie.

At the presentation ceremony, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev presented the Order of Glory by an order of President Ilham Aliyev to Yuliy Gusman.

Made as a continuation of the movie “Don’t be afraid, I’m with you” produced in the 80s of the last century, the film’s scriptwriter and director is Yuliy Gusman, cameraman Vadim Alisov, artistic directors Rafig Nasirov, Victor Nikonenko, Tahir Tahirov, producers Mushfig Hatamov and Timur Weinstein.

Well-known Russian actors such as Lev Durov, Mukhtarbek Kantemirov, Mikhail Yefremov, Edgar Zapashny, Vladimir Dolinskiy, Yuri Kobaladze, as well as Azerbaijani actors Kristina Gulaliyeva, Eldar Gasymov, Hamida Omarova, Mabud Maharramov, Teymour Badalbeyli, Zaur Shafiyev, Bahram Baghyrzadeh, Nuriya Ahmadova, Rovshan Asgerov etc. acted in the movie.