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6.5

Arshin Takes a Wife

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

1945-10-01 | az

3.3

The Meeting

The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.

1955-12-25 | az

0.0

The Labour and Rose

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

1962-12-02 | az

5.3

The Scoundrel

Film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem.

1988-05-31 | az

2.0

The Cloth Peddler

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

1965-02-01 | az

4.7

The Last Night of Childhood

Murad, a young man fails the entrance exam to the Institute and starts working at the meat factory. His cousin Rustam, a worker on a building site, fights with him against the dishonest people who sell pieces of meat from the factory. After a series of dramatic situations, Murad and Rustam manage to uncover the thieves.

1968-12-08 | az

4.8

The Joke

Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.

1990-01-10 | az

7.0

The Jinn in Microdistrict

The events in the film take place in one of the modern cities. The editor-in-chief Rustam Agayev (Egit Iskenderov) finds an ancient lamp placed in the jaw. For the talented but poor character Rustam, this lamp shatters the sky. With the help of jinn, the young man suceeds: his play is made on anchor; his girlfriend, Maya (Natalia Tagiyeva), agrees to marry him, and the bar is in the apartment. But Rustam wants to achieve everything. When the jinn throws away his "owner," he unveils the secret: a person must believe in his own power, and there must be a strong desire to create miracles.

1986-02-15 | az

1.0

I Compose a Song

A story about ten years old Sona - a very talented young singer whose parents are not so happy about her singing.

1978-06-02 | az

6.5

Tahmina

This Azerbaijani romantic drama depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society.

1993-05-01 | az

5.2

The Magic Gown

In the second half of the 20th century, a class of students prepare for the 40th anniversary of the Pioneer Organization in the old palace of Shah. Events unfold when the famous magician Io-Kio presents the magic gown that will throw a group of students into the future.

1964-10-03 | az

6.4

By the Bluest of Seas

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.

1936-04-20 | ru

0.0

Sevil

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.

1970-07-08 | az

7.5

A Family

The film is about the Soviet People's patriotism and friendship.

1943-10-16 | ru

1.0

Man's Word

The film is about young village man and about his love's.

1987-12-01 | az

2.0

I Want to Get Married

After the story of same name of A.Hagverdiyev. Film is about young man called Shamil. He is not so rich but everybody respects him for his good mood. He fells love with Kembay's (he is richest treader in this town) daughter-Gulsum. But his father doesn't let them to be together.

1983-11-03 | az

0.0

The Telephone Operator

The film is about young girl and her first love.

1962-07-18 | az

3.4

Dada Gorgud

Legend of Azerbaijanian people "Kitabi Dada - Gorgud" is about damatic events, about Dada Gorgud.

1975-09-02 | az

8.0

Find That Girl

Police are conducting a homicide investigation after man dies in car accident.

1970-03-31 | az

5.2

The Day Passed

The film is about man and woman who remembered their childhood. The film reflects atmosphere of Baku. It is an adaptation of Anar Rzayev's "Georgian surname" novel.

1971-02-12 | az

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