Baku screens "Deadly Legacy" documentary highlighting global mine threat

The first private screening of “Deadly Legacy,” a documentary commissioned by the Karabakh Revival Fund (KRF), has been held in Baku, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

The presentation brought together Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev, Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Mukhtar Babayev, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Birol Akgün, KRF Chairman Rahman Hajiyev, Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) Chairman Vugar Suleymanov, members of the Milli Majlis, representatives of international organizations, the Fund’s donors and partners, as well as media representatives and members of the public.

The documentary focuses on Azerbaijan’s efforts to raise international awareness of the global mine threat and highlights President Ilham Aliyev’s initiatives to promote the inclusion of humanitarian demining as the 18th Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations.

It also documents the scale of the mine contamination problem in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories and its devastating humanitarian consequences.

Filming for the documentary was carried out in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, and Laos. The production features interviews with local and international experts and officials, alongside personal accounts from people whose lives have been affected by landmines.

The screening also featured the presentation of copies of “Revival of Karabakh: The Story of Azerbaijan’s Renaissance,” a book commissioned by the Karabakh Revival Fund.

Written by British writer Graeme Wilson, the 500-page publication traces Karabakh’s transformation from the aftermath of conflict to the ongoing reconstruction and revival process. The book combines analytical material with extensive photography and interactive digital content to document Azerbaijan’s efforts to rebuild and revitalize the region.

By Vafa Guliyeva