Once in the Caucasus

Once in the Caucasus (2007) is an Azerbaijani-Russian comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Director Cavid İmamverdiyev sets the film in a mountain guesthouse called Lastochka, run by a man named Kazbek.

His predicament is the kind that only makes sense at altitude: minister Fatima Khanum has decreed that if a women's track team from Krasnodar checks in, Kazbek is out of a job. The chain of gossip and bureaucracy behind this ultimatum is not worth untangling. Kazbek calls his friends, his friends show up — as they do in the mountains, where loyalty is not optional. Bahram Bagirzade leads a cast that treats the absurdity with complete sincerity. Slow-burning and specific to its setting. Watch Once in the Caucasus (2007) online on iFILM.