The Winds Blow in Baku(1974)

Garib in the Land of Jinn(az)

The twin brothers Sachib and Garib are cheerful and funny boys. They tend to their small farm and take care of their mother and sister. But Garib is no longer satisfied with this "simple" life. He wants to achieve prestige and prosperity. One day, while working in the fields, he is surprised by a demon who promises him wealth, fame, honor, and power if Garib works for him. Garib succumbs to the temptation and accepts the offer. His task now is to impart his knowledge and skills to the cave dwellers, called jinn. At first, Garib feels comfortable and succeeds in transforming the underworld into a fertile and flourishing landscape. But Garib is increasingly tormented by his longing for his family back home.

From Two Worlds as a Keepsake(en)

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.

You Can't Take an Island with You(az)

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

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.

The Labour and Rose(az)

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

The Peasants(az)

A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919.

In a Southern Town(az)

Murad, a young man, lives by the old ethical norms that are still valid in the suburbs of his city. He had promised Tofig, his childhood friend, to give him his sister as a wife, but Tofig is in love with another girl. He forgets the promise and takes the girl home. Murad is offended. According to the code of honor, he must take revenge. One of the first films ever produced in the Soviet Union to challenge the sociopolitical establishment.

Two Boys from the Same District(az)

Childhood friends Ahmet and Nuri, the sons of poor farmers, grew up together, studied together, and worked together in a factory. Together, they publish the magazine Light, which opposes the colonial policies of foreign capital and military pacts. After their first imprisonment, the friends' paths diverge: Nuri betrays his convictions and joins a reactionary newspaper. His life is now safe, but he finds no joy or peace. Meanwhile, Ahmet, having become one of the main enemies of the reactionaries, attracts more and more patriots to his side.

Mystery of the Ship Clock(az)

The chain of adventures of a young ten-year-old Baku boy Alik who ran away from home led him to Odesa. Here, the boy made friends with his peers and many other people, and learned his first life lessons. He returned home accompanied by his father and mother, for whom their son's escape became a test of the family's strength.

The Boy on the White Horse(az)

At the end of the Garabagh war, a young Azeri man, who has been witness to the martyrdom of many people and the dispatch of his friends and relatives to the war front, mounts a white horse and without informing his family sets out for the front, He joins the relief work group in spite of the objections of the commander of the forces, until...

Fatali Khan(az)

A historical film about the struggle in the 18th century of the young ruler of the Kuban Khanate, Fatali Khan, who sought to unite the scattered khanates into a single Azerbaijani state.

Don't Step in-He'll Kill You(az)

The film is about fellows spending time on the shore and about some events.

The Cherry Tree(az)

It is the story of an old man - Gulam - and the cherry tree which grew in his garden. As the story opens, the village children consider Gulam their best friend. But as the war wears on, Gulam directs his kindness and affection to his cherry tree, shielding the tree from the children who are starving. In the process, Gulam becomes very aggressive and eventually is seen as the enemy of the children. The movie shows how war can destory even the most tender and gentle feelings, as well as the most basic moral values of being human.

The First Komsomol Oil Well(ru)

Painful Roads(az)

The movie is based on Azerbaijani folk tale "Malikmammad and the Three Princes".

The Native Shores(az)

The film is about frontier-guards who averts the diversion in hydroelectric power station which was built by another state.

It's Dangerous to Put Out to Sea(az)

The film is about special sea expedition which put out to sea to deliver oil to Russia at the cost of their lifes.

The Chest Found from the Fortress(az)

About adventures of two schoolboys dreaming to find treasures.

Four Sundays(az)

After the novelette of the same name of Huseyn Abbaszadeh. The film is about friends' meeting who fought together as a partisans in Belorussian detached force.

The Poet(az)

The film is dedicated to the memory of the great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli by the relic-gazalakh, and the lyric poet Aliaga Vahid. The poet's life is presented in chronological order. The authors do not clearly indicate the names of the people who covered Vahid. They tried to create a generalized artistic image using some of the master poet's masterpieces from his difficult life.