
Hamlet Xanizadeh
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This film was based on Samad Vurgun's "Komsomol poem". Seven sons, like seven samurai become the seven komsomols (communist leaders) who were sent to a village to establish Soviet power. Seven sons become the romanticized images of people's heroes ready to take revenge.
My Seven Sons

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

After the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
Straight to the Volcano

The film story is dedicated to the heroic oil workers of Oil Rocks, built in the Caspian Sea, as well as to their labor and everyday life. The sea estacade, constructed on steel pillars, stretches for hundreds of kilometers into the sea, where oil rigs and an entire oil workers’ town have been built by the hands of brave people. The film tells about those who have spent half their lives on this island, the young people who come here to work, and their mutual relationships, revealing and portraying their characters.
The Island of Miracles

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

The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad.
The Avenger of Ganjabasar

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.
Garib in the Land of Jinn

It is an epic movie about an Azerbaijani martur-hero who revolted against the Arab invasion of the 7th century.
Babek

The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.
Golden Precipice

After the story of same name of Ilyas Afandiyev. The film is about two young people's love.
Only You

The events take place in the train. Some passengers show great respect for Mr. Dadashov, but who is Mr. Dadashov?
In the Train

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.
The Scoundrel

A father about to die remains silent. Everyone is tortured by his silence. His sons accuise themselves or rather, accuse each other. The closest relatives feel like strangers in their own family. The father understands that he is the reason for the family drama. When he was young, he was attracted by wrong ideas and committed a sin for which fate now punishes him.
A Most Ordinary Story

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

A young woman has been murdered in one of the apartments. Prosecutor Babaev goes to the scene of the crime. He must find the killer, Nargiz, and investigate the motive for the crime, together with homicide investigator Yagubov.
Additional Trace

A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
The Devil under the Windshield

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.
The Last Mountain Pass

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

Psychological drama about a university dean who leads a double life.
Another Life

After the play of the same name of Anar.