A Family, (Russian: Одна семья) is a 1943^[1] Soviet film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov,^[2] Mikayil Mikayilov and Rza Takhmasib^[3][4] It was banned from being released in theatres by Joseph Stalin's regime censorship, for "poorly reflecting the struggle of the Soviet people against the German fascist invader".^[5]

The film depicts the heroic daily life of the people of Baku during the Great Patriotic War. It consists of three interconnected stories: an Azerbaijani tanker-shooter named Najaf, who is on leave, mistakenly arrives at the house of Sergeant Andrievsky instead of the captain's family. Despite the mix-up, the Andrievsky family warmly welcomes him. A romance develops between Najaf and the host's daughter. The stories shared by the characters form the narrative of the film.^[6]

• Mirza Babayev
• Merziyye Davudova
• O. Filippova
• Hokuma Gurbanova
• M. Jarikov
• X. Malikov
• Alekper Melikov
• Lyubov Orlova
• V. Saripov
• Oleg Zhakov
• Kazim Ziya^[7]

External videos
A Family, released by the official YouTube channel

• A Family at IMDb

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