The film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera of the same name by Fikret Amirov. Sevil became the first film opera in the history of Azerbaijani cinema.

• Azerbaijanfilm
• Valentina Aslanova
• Häsän Mämmädov
• Zemfira Ismailova
• Safura Ibrahimova
• Hamlet Gurbanov
• Mammadsadig Nuriyev
• Hasanagha Turabov
• Rza Afganli