By the Bluest of Seas

By the Bluest of Seas 1936

6.41

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

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

Last Night of Last Year

Last Night of Last Year 1983

6.00

The film is dedicated to a mother who protects the warmth of her hearth, the peace and well-being of her family.

1983

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 Tempestuous Kura

The Tempestuous Kura 1969

4.00

After the novel of the same name of I.Shykhly. The film is about new intelligenzia in Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century.

1969

Almas

Almas 1936

5.00

A new teacher arrives in a remote mountain village, where the old traditions still hold sway.

1936

Execution Day

Execution Day 1990

2.00

After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.

1990

My Seven Sons

My Seven Sons 1970

4.20

This film was based on Samad Vurgun's "Komsomol poem". Seven sons, like seven samurai become the seven komsomols (communist leaders) who were sent to a village to establish Soviet power. Seven sons become the romanticized images of people's heroes ready to take revenge.

1970

The Pain of a Baby Tooth

The Pain of a Baby Tooth 1987

4.00

A young boy through a period of transition. His last baby tooth, which symbolises this period, is sore. He is scared of pulling it out, of saying goodbye to his dead mother and to his childhood. No one understands him, be is deprived from material physical affection. He himself does not understand his father who has brought another woman home. He feels this is an act of betrayal towards his dead mother.

1987

The Witness

The Witness 1990

1.00

The film tells a story about non-democratic and non-legal social events in the country of Azerbaijan.

1990

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

Wonderful Apples

Wonderful Apples 1975

5.80

The film is about the gardener who cultivated magic apples which brought luck to people.

1975

The Kidnapping of Groom

The Kidnapping of Groom 1985

5.00

Being unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make a film about real wedding event. Though the stubborn father of bride resists approval the plan.

1985

Bakhtiyar

Bakhtiyar 1955

1.00

The film is about oilman who had beautiful voice. He didn't attach great importance to his friends is advice to get special music reward. But he changed his attitude to art under the influence of his friends.

1955

I wasn't Beautiful then

I wasn't Beautiful then 1968

1

After the novel of the same name of B.Bayramov. The film is about life during war, about postwoman.

1968

Only You

Only You 1986

8.00

After the story of same name of Ilyas Afandiyev. The film is about two young people's love.

1986