Our Teacher Jabish

Our Teacher Jabish 1969

4.30

Events are happening in WW2. Jabish is a teacher at primary school. His complaining wife drives him mad about not bribing. Then she makes him to cook a soap for making the money. Also other processes are shown in the course of the war.

1969

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

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

By the Bluest of Seas

By the Bluest of Seas 1936

6.30

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

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You 1981

6.50

The story developed during XX century in Russian empire, Azerbaijan. Two circus actors Rustam and his friend San Sanich travel to a village where Rustam was born after long years of absence, to burry his aunt. After burring his aunt, friends decide to stay in her house for couple of days. A local wealthy inhabitant of the village Farzali bek, is looking for oil, and finds out that the land which now officially owned by Rustam might have some oil repositories. He learns that Rustam is back and wants to take him out, to put his hands on valuable land. A young theater singer Teymur is in love with Farzali bey's beautiful daughter, Telli, but has nothing to offer to marry her. Yet he decides to speak with her father. While planning to "sell" his daughter to one of other wealthy bey's son, Farzali bey still promises that if Teymur will kill Rustam, he will let Telli marry him. Rustam and his friend San Sanich defend Teymur, but after talking to him become friends. They decide to help ...

1981

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

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 Fires of Baku

The Fires of Baku 1950

6.00

Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.

1950

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

Almas

Almas 1936

5.00

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

1936

26 Commissioners

26 Commissioners 1932

3.20

Docu-drama about political and military conflict during the Russian Civil War in 1918, from an orthodox pro-Communist viewpoint.

1932

Sevil

Sevil 1970

1

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.

1970

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight 1981

1

After the novel of the same name of M. Avdiyev and A. Donets. The film is about first operations of National State Security.

1981

The Last Mountain Pass

The Last Mountain Pass 1971

1.00

Based on a novel by Farman Karimzade, the movie shows the life in an Azerbaijani village under the Soviet rule in 1930s. Here two former "beys" (land owners) are opposing each other. One is loyal to the ideology of the past and can't reconcile himself to the new power, to second rejects the past and accepts the power of the Bolsheviks, believing that it will establish justice.

1971