
Mikayil Mikayilov
Directing
Known For

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.
The Fires of Baku

Summer 1942. Nazi troops storm the Caucasus. They are rushing to get their hands on Baku oil. An Abwehr special group called "Wartburg" has settled in the Nalchik area. In Baku, German spy Ziegel (Pavel Kadochnikov) heads to the oil fields from Maykop under the name of Soviet engineer Kashtanov. Tankers carrying gasoline begin to explode in the Caspian Sea. Soviet counterintelligence agent "Khazri" infiltrates "Wartburg"...
The Winds Blow in Baku

The film tells the story of the life, work, and social activities of Dagestan poet and singer Suleiman Stalsky.
How the Song is Composed

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

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

About a young engineer's struggle for new, scientifically proven methods of working in drilling mines. His main opponent is a drilling foreman who prefers to be guided by his "sixth sense" in his work. In the end, engineer Geydar wins a double victory: he proves the superiority of new drilling methods over traditional ones and wins the heart of the old foreman's daughter. The film is considered banned.
The Sixth Sense

The film is about the opposition between working-class people and the certain power.
On Different Shores

An aging drilling foreman recounts the brutal suppression of an oil workers’ strike in pre-revolutionary Baku.
The House on the Volcano

Latif a seven year old boy living during the collectivization policy in USSR.
Latif

Azerbaijan in the 1930s. The difficult path to emancipation of Azerbaijani women, oppressed for centuries, who rebelled against the remnants of feudal customs, fanaticism, and fought for the right to be free citizens of their homeland.
Ismat

The film is about the breeding of the famous Karabakh horses at the Aghdam equestrian factory.
Azerbaijani Horses

Popular science fiction film about the need to increase the number of donors in case "if there is war tomorrow." The process of blood transfusion is shown. Donation lecture.