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44

Dir. Max Smetana & İsmail Səfərəli · Baku Media Center (BMC)

Poster

44 official poster

About the film

Directed by Max Smetana and İsmail Səfərəli for Baku Media Center — 44 (44 günlük müharibə), a military drama about the 44-day Patriotic War. Production sound by Morteza Najaflo across field and location units. Official trailer on Works; unit BTS on the project page and On Set.

Production Sound Recordist — Morteza Najaflo

Director
Max Smetana & İsmail Səfərəli
Company
Baku Media Center (BMC)
Sound
Morteza Najaflo — Production Sound Recordist
Category
Feature Film
Year
2025

Behind the scenes

Unit stills, alternate key art, and clips from this production. Trailers play on Works.

All On Set →
44 unit — boom from a camera pursuit truck on open ground
44 · BMCPursuit truck — boom covering the chase unit
44 · BMC44 — unit BTS clip
44 unit — sound cart and twin booms in an open field between takes
44 · BMCField base — cart, twin deadcats, van open
44 unit — sound mixer bag and boom on a rocky hillside location
44 · BMCHillside take — bag on, boom in
44 sound crew with cart and boom in a Baku plaza
44 · BMCBaku plaza — cart and crew between setups
44 cast and crew group photo around a camouflaged armored vehicle
44 · BMCUnit photo — cast and crew on the armor
44 unit — twin boom deadcats silhouetted against a sunset over the hills
44 · BMCGolden hour — twin deadcats against the sun
44 unit — sound recordist with full cart and twin booms on location
44 · BMCFull cart — receivers, antennas, twin booms
44 unit in Şuşa — sound cart with twin booms on the mountain plateau
44 · BMCŞuşa
44 unit — sound recordist with twin-boom cart on dry hills under clear sky
44 · BMCOpen hills — twin booms and the cart

Credits

Director
Max Smetana & İsmail Səfərəli
Company
Baku Media Center (BMC)
Sound
Morteza Najaflo — Production Sound Recordist
Category
Feature Film
Year
2025
Runtime / cut
01:50:00
Gear
Location sound package
Format
48kHz / 24bit
Client
Feature · BMC