By the Bluest of Seas

By the Bluest of Seas 1936

6.40

Two men shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian Sea are saved by members of a collective farm, where they work on its fishing boats and woo the young woman leading the fishermen.

1936

Seven Days After the Murder

Seven Days After the Murder 1991

5.50

A terrible tragedy occurs in the family of a famous general: one of his daughters is killed. The investigator leading the case understands that an outwardly prosperous and friendly family only seems to be pretending to be happy.

1991

Interrogation

Interrogation 1979

6.20

The investigator Seyfi Ganiyev runs the case of an illegal mercery shop's head Murad Abiyev, who confessed in embezzlement of one million rubles from public funds. Abiyev is also accused of the murder of an underage girls that occurred in Riga shortly after Abiyev saw her. He denies his guilt, but does not name the perpetrators though he knows them, despite the fact that he is facing the death penalty. The investigator understands that some high-ranking officials stand behind Abiyev, but he has no proof. Ganiyev seeks to obtain from the prisoner the whole truth to bring the criminals to justice.

1979

The Native Shores

The Native Shores 1989

1

The film is about frontier-guards who averts the diversion in hydroelectric power station which was built by another state.

1989

Stepmother

Stepmother 1958

5.40

The film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real mother only after some difficult events for her and child.

1958

The Secret of the Mountain

The Secret of the Mountain 1959

6.36

The struggle of the people against the shakh (king) who seized all of land and water resources.

1959

Whirlpool

Whirlpool 1986

1

After the novel of the same name of M.Suleymanov. The film is about dramatic events between two workers.

1986

The Contact

The Contact 1990

4.20

In search of housing, a student stumbles upon an advertisement for renting an apartment at a very reasonable fee—and promptly agrees with a woman who recently laid her son to rest, complying with all her conditions. The young man settles into the apartment and gradually becomes a witness to inexplicable mystical phenomena.

1990

Uzeyir's Life

Uzeyir's Life 1981

4.30

The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.

1981

Romeo, My Neighbour

Romeo, My Neighbour 1963

1

Film is about conflicts between neighbours and a celebration of love.

1963

The Avenger of Ganjabasar

The Avenger of Ganjabasar 1974

9.50

The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad.

1974

On Distant Shores

On Distant Shores 1958

5.40

The film portrays the life of the legendary Azerbaijani guerrilla of the Second World War Mehdi Huseynzadeh, who fought the Nazi forces in the present-day Italy and Slovenia, hence the film's name On distant shores referring to the Adriatic Sea.

1958

Koroghlu

Koroghlu 1960

4.00

The heroic Koroghlu is a poor youngster who leads a peasants' revolt against the tyrannic Khan.

1960

Seven Beauties

Seven Beauties 1982

1

Based on the music of the famous Azerbaijani composer Kara Karayev. The ballet libretto is based on the poem “Seven Beauties” (Khamsa) by Nizami Ganjavi, created in 1197.

1982

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree 1984

1

The film raises the problem of man's relationship to nature, the symbol of which is an old oak tree, protected by a forester from selfish people.

1984

In the Name of God

In the Name of God 1925

3.70

Religiously themed early Soviet propaganda film in Azerbaijan against Islam. Unlike earlier propaganda films in the region, this was actually made by an (nearly) all Azeri cast and crew and directed by an Azeri filmmaker that would go on to be famous amongst his own people, despite his early collusion with the new ruling government. At the center of the film is a greed Molla (holy man in Azeri Islam) who has been cheating one of the local peasants for years out of all types of goods and services, and then delighting over his success in an very un-religious, specifically un-Islamic, way. Once the Revolution takes place and the Bolsheviks arrive, the peasant is empowered and realizes the deception on the part of the Molla and takes him to the newly set up "People's Court," where is finds justice and the Molla is punished.

1925

If Not This, Then That

If Not This, Then That 1956

5.60

Popularly known by the name of the main character, "Mashadi Ibad" was based on a musical comedy by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov and written in the early 1900s. The story is based on the age old-theme of a beautiful young woman Gulnaz who falls in love with a young man Sarvar but is obliged to marry someone else.

1956