Discoveries from Azerbaijan World Cinema

The film is about events that took place a thousand years ago and about the oldest tribes that settled in Gobustan.

The psychological state of a family whose son was martyred during the Second Karabakh War, after this event. The father sends his son off to military service with joy and pride. The family spends their days hoping to hear from their son. One day, they receive news that their only son has risen to the level of martyrdom. Although the mother can grieve and express her feelings, the father, on the contrary, exhibits strange behavior in the face of this news. He seems to distance himself from the environment and is left alone with his inner world, and struggles with himself in his inner world.

A short film by Taleh Yuzbeyov.

The film, based on the artistic-documentary aesthetics, is about the fate of three sons of the Javanshir dynasty, who are connected to Karabakh and this corner of Azerbaijan - Mahammad bey Ashiq, who lived in the 18th century, Abdussamad bey Ashiq, who lived in the 19th century, and Khosrov bey Javanshir, who lived in the 20th century. These three personalities, influential poets and public figures of their time, were subjected to persecution and repression during the Russian and Soviet empires.

The film tells the story of events that occur simultaneously in a nursing home and an orphanage that are located next to each other, and the tragedy of heartbroken people - parents abandoned by their children and children abandoned by their parents.

The film tells the story of two friends Farid and Ramal. Farid and Ramal were homeless young people growing up on the streets of Baku. Ramal takes advantage of Farid's innocence. He forces him to work, supposedly to save the money and go find his mother. One day, they accidentally save Ayan, the daughter of a wealthy family. Ayan tells these young people about her problems. Farid finds a solution to this problem: he advises that Ramal and Ayan supposedly love each other and get married. And that's how it all starts.

An Armenian–Azerbaijani–Georgian feature film about love, friendship, identity, and politics in the South Caucasus.

The simple question: “How does a woman get pregnant?” forever shatters the childhood of a pre-teen girl entering into an innocent love triangle.

Caliphate, who works as a trainer in a circus, loses consciousness from a horse’s blow to the forehead and on her deathbed asks her husband Aleshraf to “wait at least a year and then get married!”. Aleshraf promises, but, of course, he doesn’t keep his word and after 40 days he marries a lady named Arifa. The evil spirit of the deceased Caliphate does not allow Aleshraf and Arifa to have privacy on their wedding night.

The film takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku at the end of the 1980s. At this time, the Soviet Union was starting to fall apart, and with this came the start of a number of ethnic conflicts. Fariz and his family move into a Baku apartment block from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh. Fariz's relations with his new neighbors are strained by his accusations that it was people like them who failed to support the Azeris in their conflict with ethnic Armenians. The only one who stands up to him is Alik, who acts as peacemaker between him and the older inhabitants of the building. Alik has no reservations about brandishing his gun in order to keep the peace. One day, the apartment managers want to evict a number of musicians who have been squatting in the basement. Alik gets involved, but soon discovers the situation is more complicated that he first believed.

The movie reflects the ecological environment of Sumgayit. After the collapse of the Soviet power, the old problems of the "new era" still persist. Although it is not mentioned in the movie, the new generation of people living in this city, which is named as Sumgayit, especially near poisonous plants, are born crippled and sick. There is a wide range of symbolic expressions in the film and there are interesting dream scenes.

The sudden kidnapping of the girl by animators at the party sets everything in motion, and everyone falls into panic. Sarvat gathers the best agents in the world to start searching for the girl. Meanwhile, a simple villager named Hozu accidentally gets involved in the situation and, imagining himself as "Agent 007," joins the professionals in the search. The contrast between Hozu's naivety and Sarvat’s serious world adds an amusing touch and adventure to the story.

The Silk Road. A seasoned merchant lost in the desert begins to understand the depths of his conflict with his son, who is pursuing a spiritual path. This is a story about how love and redemption can overcome the deepest differences.

A young man who lives in a city goes astray in an unfamiliar area. He picks up a young villager so he would help him to find the way. Heroes get in a conflict which results in a fight.

The film takes place in Karabakh, where Baku students come to help build a settlement for refugees. Among them are two young lovers, Tural and Gunel. One night, they witness a failed sabotage attempt by Armenian militants, which Tural manages to record on his video camera. The footage shows explosions, armed extremists, and an unmarked helicopter, becoming key evidence. Realizing this, the enemies decide to eliminate the unwanted witness.

The events took place in the early 19th century on the eve of the fall of the Azerbaijani khanates. The events coincided with the period of the division of Azerbaijan into two.

The hero, who wants to volunteer to help with his neighbor's funeral, is unexpectedly confronted with the most shocking truth of his life - the deceased is his close relative. During the days he spends in cemeteries, the hero meets various people, witnesses their painful and touching stories. These acquaintances change his worldview, but at the same time they drag him into an increasingly hopeless situation.

Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mirza Gadim Iravani, an Azerbaijani portraitist and ornamentalist painter, the founder of easel painting - his life and work, as well as the historical and cultural heritage of the ancient city of Yerevan.

Two days before his sister’s wedding, Shoshu takes his son-in-law and comes to the capital for a pre-wedding vacation together with the relatives. After drinking and partying all night, they wake up in one of the hotels in the capital the next morning with no memory of the previous night. That’s when everyone starts to get into comical situations.

The film tells the story of the Karabakh veteran, cavalier of the Order of the "Azerbaijani Flag", National Hero of Azerbaijan, and commander of the intelligence unit, Ibad Huseynov.

The film is based on Jafar Jabbarli's play "Aydin".

An ordinary new year, ordinary days, and an ordinary friendly request. Against the backdrop of a crisis in human nature, the heroine's mix of feelings and pain as she comes face-to-face with a commitment takes her into a new circle of existence in her environment.

The film tells the story of two blind men who stand on the side of a road between oil wells and beg, and the conflict between them. The young blind man, who was born blind, sees the old blind man, who later lost his sight, as his rival. Each blind man represents a large crowd in himself.

The film tells the story of a former colonel who ends up in a nursing home, where he loses his money. The events that befall the colonel, who is suspicious of his own friends, become the subject of laughter.

Gasim, who earns halal money by making and selling shor in the village, and Rena, a top showbiz singer who works to stay on the agenda, meet by chance. Gasim is insulted by his wife every time for selling shor. After seeing a video on TikTok and wishing for dear life, his wife meets a man from show business and runs away to the city. Rena, who came to the village for a concert, finds out what happened to Gasim and makes him an interesting offer.

Shoemaker Gadir is known among the people for his stubbornness. His friend's son, businessman Amrulla, convinces all the shops in the area except Gadir's shoe shop to sell. Realizing that he will not be able to convince Tars Gadir, he plays a trick on him. One day, he offers him a job and gives him money as an advance. Gadir, who wants to send his daughter to a festival in Baku and needs money, has to accept Amrulla's offer and pawns his shop. As a result, the job is not done and Gadir loses his shop.

A wealthy man, who is financially depend on his wife, hits the car to kill himself. Car owners and friends bring the man home. After the man wakes up, he asks them to kill him and even offers money. Describing the gap and difference between rich and poor, the short film surprises everyone with unexpected final.

The events in the film are based on the life of the Scholler family of German origin, who lived in Azerbaijan since the 1940s.

"Dalan" is a film that tells about dead-end life situations that anyone can get into. In the film, several intertwined stories are built around the main plot line - the betrayal of a young wife to her despotic husband.

6 people with different personalities wake up in one place. A thief mullah who works in a cemetery, a teacher who has been taking bribes all his life, a fortune teller who cheats everyone and takes their money, a madman who always speaks the truth but spends his entire life in a mental institution, Dursun who came to Azerbaijan from Turkey, married and lives here, and Huri, who is jealous of her cousin's son on his wedding day.

The film tells about the events that happened to Eshkin (Elmeddin Jafarov), who kidnapped his girlfriend (Dilara Aliyeva) together with his friend Karamat (Vusal Murtuzaliyev). Eshkin and Qizkhanim meet on the Facebook social network. Qizkhanim lives in the district, and her father wants Eshkin to kidnap her because he wants to marry her off to someone else. Eshkin runs him off with his friend's hearse, and the misadventures begin right after that...

This historical movie is about the situation of Ganja and Karabakh khanates between Russia and Iran war.

A short film dedicated to the first female pilot Leyla Mammadbayova. Leyla Mammadbayova, in addition to being the first female pilot of Azerbaijan, also took her place in history as the second female paratrooper of the USSR. The film illuminates the life of Leyla Khanum, full of struggle, in the years 1930-1933. The difficulties faced by women in an environment full of deprivation during that period, Leyla's refusal to wear the veil, her determination despite the condemnation of society, her husband Bahram's support for her struggle, and how this support led Leyla further forward are artistically reflected in the film.

An actress in her forties is facing family and domestic difficulties and feels that her demand in cinema and theater is decreasing over time. But she doesn't want to accept this.

The film is about sportsman who tried to avenge to his friend's murder.

The film revolves around the tragic events of 1992, where a maniac in the forest brutally murders nine individuals, with only one girl managing to survive. Set 24 years later, the story revisits these haunting events, exploring the eternal battle between good and evil while delving into the psychological impact of past traumas on human lives.

The period of dissolution of the parliament in the country is described. Former members of parliament are in chaos, they don't know what to do, how to live after this. He hopes that he will be able to overcome the financial crisis he is facing next...

Short film directed and written by Mirbagir Ismayilov.

The film is about the military figure, General Jamshid Nakhchivanski, commander of the first national rifle division of Azerbaijan. Although his physical life ended in 1938 with a shooting as a result of repression, as he himself told his family, "he returned."

Maqsad lives a simple life with his wife Giyamat and son Sohbat, but suddenly things change when his son Maksim from a Russian woman comes to see his father from Russia.

A modern Azerbaijani woman’s life is non stop all day as she juggles traditional and secular roles, her life subsumed by service for others while rarely getting the respect she deserves. Throughout the film we see how things are changing in progressive Azerbaijan, and how some things don’t change; like her, it is a country at a crossroads of seeming contradictions. This is the story of "a" woman, elements of whom are universal.

Starring: Fuad Isgandarov.

The meaning of the main character's life is the cultivation of flowers. His fragile harmony is disturbed by the sudden death in the neighborhood and the same sudden appearance of a young woman. To dampen his growing interest in his new neighbor, the hero tries to concentrate even more on his plants, which for him are the model of an ideal world. But his train is irresistible.

Young pianist who became prosperous musician after many years forgot how his father had motivated him to achieve everything he wanted. The Father had been trying to talk with son about his illness but he was ignored. After young pianist faced the consequences, he realized his importance.

The film reflects the events that took place after the prisoners in a nearby prison heard the news of Imam Hussein's martyrdom while he was in Karbala.

The film consists of three novels: the first novel about Gobustan, an ancient human settlement. The second novel deals with the theme of the East and women. The third novel tells about January 20, 1990 and the Khojaly tragedy.

The film is dedicated to people who lost their homes as a result of the war and live with longing for their homeland. Inspired by real events.

The film tells the love story of two young people - Azerbaijani Ghafar and Georgian girl Leyla - who lost their lands, loved ones and homes in the war. Ghafar is mistakenly taken to Georgia together with the kiosk. When he wants to buy back his kiosk, he meets Leyla, a Georgian girl who is homeless like him. The film is dedicated to all people who lost their homes in wars. The film was shot in Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Mrs. Sharaf faces rejection from all three of her sons’ wives. When even her sons fail to handle their strong-willed spouses, Sharaf devises a clever plan — and soon, the attitude of all her daughters-in-law toward her begins to change…

The feature documentary film dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The film highlights the events that took place on the last days of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

The movie tells the journey of a shadow, our architect, from his home to his office: a sunny bike becomes a journey into his creative process. The mind of an architect never switches off, his particular way of seeing the world and his existential experience, all of this, he attempts to synthesise and merge into a great idea: 9x9.

"At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...

The film is dedicated to the ethnogenesis of a small people, preserving their traditions and language, the Udi people

A movie about a detective investigating a series of murders in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The story of a DJ who volunteers to go to the front during the Second Karabakh War.

Azerbaijani mother and daughter fleed Yerevan during the conflict and agree to exchange homes with an Armenian family in Baku. There is one condition: the elderly Armenian woman must stay in the house. The two women, isolated between walls built by blood and hostility, begin to search for a way to live together over time.

The film, starring Nijat Rahimov and Zarina Gurbanova, talks about the negative attitude of a father who has just been released from prison towards his family. This father is sometimes rude, sometimes exceeds his limits and breaks the rules, disturbing other people. But does this mean he is a bad person?

Aghanatig, along with his friends Bakhtiyar, Bahruz, and Akif, travel to Moscow. This is where the friends' adventure begins, as they meet Nariman on the plane.

The film begins with the theft of a 15th-century carpet worth two million manats, owned by a wealthy businessman. Eliş and Roşka accidentally find the carpet, which drives the plot forward. Meanwhile, the struggle between a construction company wanting to demolish the neighborhood and residents trying to protect it reflects real-life issues.