Babek(1979)

The Last Mountain Pass(az)

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.

On Distant Shores(az)

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.

Baku's People(az)

The film is about the revolution which began bacause of dissemination of Bolshevik ideas among workers.

Dağlarda Döyüş(az)

Sound of the Pipe(az)

The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.

The Peasants(az)

Execution Day(az)

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.

Wait for the Signal from the Sea(az)

The film is about commissary Chingiz Ildirim.

The Poet(az)

The Invincible Battalion(az)

The film is about events which has happened with the "Potyomkin" ship.

Nizami(az)

The historical film about great Azerbaijan poet and philosopher Nizami Ganjavi's life.

Our Teacher Jabish(az)

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.

Fair Wind(az)

Jan Vacek, a revolutionary of Czech origin, organizes the retreat of communist troops in Baku after the Bolshevik Revolution, following the fall of the local commune...

The Twenty Six Comissars(az)

The film is about dramatic revolutionary events happened in 1918 in Baku.

Koroghlu(az)

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

I wasn't Beautiful then(az)

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

In the Fire(az)

Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.

Sabuhi(az)

The film is dedicated to the life and creative work of the great Azerbaijani educator, playwright, and philosopher, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, affectionately known as Sabuhi, meaning “man of the morning.”

Her Great Heart(az)

This is a story about World War II. The adultery of her husband didn't wreck her life because she could stand all difficulties with a little help of her faithfull friends.

The Shadows are Crawling(az)