In the Name of God (1925) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1925 · 57 mins

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Directed by

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh

Starring

Mirzaagha Aliyev, Mohsun Sanani, Mustafa Mardanov, Kazim Ziya, Ibrahim Azeri, Mirseyfaddin Kirmanshahli

A early Soviet‑era Azerbaijani propaganda film targeting Islam, notable for being created almost entirely by Azeri cast and crew and directed by an Azeri filmmaker who later achieved local fame despite his early cooperation with the Bolshevik regime. The story follows a corrupt molla who exploits a peasant for years, then, after the Revolution, the peasant brings him before the newly established People’s Court, where the molla receives justice.