Dada Gorgud

6.5

Arshin Takes a Wife

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

1945-10-01 | az

6.3

Pomegranate Orchard

Inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, the film follows a prodigal son who returns after 12 years. His reappearance at the family home in rural Azerbaijan significantly alters their way of life.

2017-07-01 | az

4.7

The Cloth Peddler

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

1965-02-01 | az

5.7

On Distant Shores

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.

1958-08-18 | az

10.0

Beast

The movie tells about the tragedy of miserable people who turned to dogs. A group of people who desperately seeks for a job is abducted and forced to labor like slaves.

1994-01-01 | az

9.0

The Labour and Rose

The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.

1963-05-31 | az

0.0

Matteo Falcone

Matteo Falcone is an Azerbaijani short drama film based on Prosper Merimée's like-named story from 1829. Matteo Falcone is a successful Corsican, who lives with his wife Giuseppa and 10-year-old son Fortunato. One day he leaves home with Giuseppa, leaving Fortunato alone.

1960-01-03 | az

6.1

If Not This, Then That

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.

1956-12-30 | az

6.5

Tahmina

This Azerbaijani romantic drama depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society.

1993-05-01 | az

0.0

Another Life

Psychological drama about a university dean who leads a double life.

1987-02-16 | az

6.0

You Can't Take an Island with You

A young girl is trying to save an island which is endangered by nearby construction.

1980-09-30 | az

9.0

The Devil under the Windshield

A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish

1988-07-01 | az

6.2

Nabat

The story is set during an upsurge in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and revolves around an old, sick ex-forestry worker and his wife Nabat, whose son has died in battle.

2014-08-29 | az

5.0

Caucasia

War breaks out in the Caucasus. 75-year-old Maria loses her son in the war. She and her daughter-in-law Sofia have been living in the Caucasus for 12 years. When famine strikes, they want to move to Russia. The women decide that they must go to Moscow. Maria takes her little dog and Sofia her small suitcase, gets on the train and sets off. In the next compartment, photojournalist Alexander is also traveling. Sofia and Alexander love each other. Maria realizes at one of the stations near Volgograd that she cannot live without the Caucasus. She writes a letter to Sofia and leaves the train with her dog...

2007-08-10 | ru

3.3

The Meeting

The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.

1955-12-25 | az

0.0

From Two Worlds as a Keepsake

In Soviet Azerbaijan, a divorced Armenian couple fights over the custody of their daughter, Ashen. Stolen from one parent to another, Ashen's guardians are tragically killed in the bloody war surrounding them. Will the arrival of a new savior finally bring Ashen freedom? Official selection of the Global Lens Collection presented by the Global Film Initiative.

2012-01-01 | en

8.5

Down the River

Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.

2014-12-19 | az

5.8

Shared Bread

While there is famine during WW2, a boy with mom far away, tries to stay strong.

1969-10-30 | az

5.6

The Bat

In a Azerbaijan, in the beginning of this century, the first films made in the history of cinema are shown.The characters meet each other in a room. Three characters who will witness the linking up of their destinies through their common love for this new captivating art.

1995-01-01 | az

5.3

The Scoundrel

Film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem.

1988-05-31 | az

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Hasan Mammadov

Hashim Gadoyev

Rasim Balayev

Givi Tokhadze

Hamlet Gurbanov

Leyla Shikhlinskaya

Shafiga Mammadova

Inara Guliyeva

Elchin Mammadov

Mark Joseph

Dilyara Yusufova

Ali Hagverdiyev

Gunduz Abbasov

Afrasiyab Mammadov

Mikail Mirza

Rafig Karimov

Samad Lazimov

Kamal Khudaverdiyev

Mammadagha Dadashov

Mayak Karimov

Shamsi Shamsizadeh

Anvar Hasanov

Natalya Bagirova

Sofa Basirzade

Fakhri Hasanov

Jamila Atayeva

Gumrah Rahimov

Elkhan Ahadzadeh

Rafig Gasimov

Tariyel Qasimov