A mother waits for her son. When he arrives, their conversations circle around existential questions and news from afar, troubling and cryptic. Unrest cloaks the world outside. Mother and son grow closer, silence melts into words, and life springs between them. The son leaves, and winter settles into the forever-outdated house. The persimmons serve as a symbol and reason for homecoming, and Hilal Baydarov, one of the most uncompromising and original voices of modern cinema, creates a testimony to the meaning of home and to the fragility of family relations in our modern world.
When the Persimmons Grew
"Home is a place where you can feel the time pass" lies at the heart of Azerbaijani filmmaker Hilal Baydarov's poetic exploration of homecoming.
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Original title: Xurmalar Yetişən Vaxt
Year of Production: 2019
Duration: 118 min
Country of Production: Azerbaijan, Austria
Languages: Azerbaijani
Subtitles: English
Director: Hilal Baydarov
Cinematographer: Hilal Baydarov
Editor: Hilal Baydarov
Sound Design: Hilal Baydarov
Producer: Hilal Baydarov, Georg Tiller
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Hilal Baydarov
Azerbaijan
Hilal Baydarov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. During his high school years, he won the national championships of mathematics twice in 2004 and 2005. After a master in computer sciences, he left for Sarajevo to study film directing with Bela Tarr.
In 2011, he led the Azerbaijani team at the informatics olympiad. After a master in computer sciences, he studied at the Sarajevo Film Academy under Béla Tarr before going on to make his trilogy of documentaries set in Katech Azerbaijan "When the persimmons grew" (2019) which won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary at the Sarajevo and the inter-religious Award and Special Jury Mention at Visions du réel; "Mother and son" (2019) premiered in the main competition at IDFA and "Nails in my Brain" (2020) at Cinema du réel. After that, he made "In Between Dying" (2020) premiered in Venice Main Competition, and "Crane Lantern" (2021) in TOKYO IFF. Then, he started to work on the "War Tales" trilogy and the first film "Sermon to the Fish"(2022) premiered in Locarno Competition.
“I believe that human nature within us and the nature outside are intertwined. I strive to depict nature as having the same characteristics as the characters. I continually seek this pattern. I'm not attempting to capture picturesque images; I aim to reveal the aspects of nature that resonate with the characters. This philosophy also extends to sound. I believe everything possesses a character, including sound and music.”
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