Khodzha Kuli Narliyev

Directing

Khodzha Kuli Narliyev

Born 1937-01-21 · Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]

Acting credits

When a Woman Saddles a Horse poster
9.0

Biographical film about Eyne Kuliyeva, who was the first woman to be the head of a local governance in 1920s Soviet Turkmenistan.

When a Woman Saddles a Horse

1974

No artwork available
NR

The main character Akmuraz is an experienced ranger of the reserve, a man in love with his work, a devoted defender of nature. He and his friends, a scientist named Batyr, a militia captain named Sultanov, and vigilantes, are actively fighting against poachers who are predationally exterminating jeyran.

The Cheetah

1980

Zohre and Tahir poster
NR

An Eastern shah and his vizier have no heirs. One day, they go hunting, intending to shoot a roe deer. At the last moment, the vizier notices that the doe was about to give birth, and the shah decides to spare the animal. That same night, the shah and the vizier have the same dream: it is as if the doe has foretold to them that both would soon have heirs.

Zohre and Tahir

1991

Jamal's Tree poster
2.0

Story of Jamal, a Turkmen woman who is left to tend to the farm when her husband goes off to fight in WW2.

Jamal's Tree

1981

Nothing Happened poster
7.0

KGB officer Galkanov is sent to Europe to investigate how gold coins linked to high-ranking Soviet officials are finding their way into foreign banks. As he digs deeper, the case leads him back home to Turkmenistan.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Nothing Happened

1989

The White Haze poster
NR

Enver and Dondi love each other. But the girl's father forbids her to go to the city to study. Enver leaves for the city alone. She is being forcibly married off to someone else. Dondi decides to go against her parents' wishes and goes to the city to visit Enver...

The White Haze

1978

Call of the Desert poster
NR

Due to life circumstances, the young protagonists decide to leave their childhood homes, the places they’ve always loved, abandon their familiar way of life, and move to the capital to live and study in a large, unfamiliar city. The brothers find it difficult to adapt in the big, unfriendly city, which makes their life much less simple and familiar than it was at home. The young people seriously question the wisdom of their decision: to dramatically change their lives and completely alter everything that gave their life meaning, or to leave everything unchanged.

Call of the Desert

1970

Quenching the Thirst poster
8.0

The 1950s. The construction of the Karakum Canal is underway in Turkmenistan. The fate of this large construction site is closely linked to the fate of many of the film's characters: correspondent Koryshev, who reveals the lies of his colleague Zurabov's ostentatious, slanderous articles; talented young engineer Karabash, whose advanced construction methods are supported by the construction site chief Ermasov; embittered old engineer Khorev, who, out of envy for Karabash, writes denunciations to the Central Committee of the party against him and Ermasov..

Quenching the Thirst

1968

Behind the camera

Karakum, 45° in the Shadow poster
6.3

A movie about the gas mine workers in the scorching hot desert of Karakum, Turkmenistan.

Karakum, 45° in the Shadow

1983

When a Woman Saddles a Horse poster
9.0

Biographical film about Eyne Kuliyeva, who was the first woman to be the head of a local governance in 1920s Soviet Turkmenistan.

When a Woman Saddles a Horse

1974

When a Woman Saddles a Horse poster
9.0

Biographical film about Eyne Kuliyeva, who was the first woman to be the head of a local governance in 1920s Soviet Turkmenistan.

When a Woman Saddles a Horse

1974

Fragi - Away from Happiness poster
9.0

Biopic about legendary Turkmen philosopher and poet, Makhtoumkuli, who was also known as Fragi.

Fragi - Away from Happiness

1984

Fragi - Away from Happiness poster
9.0

Biopic about legendary Turkmen philosopher and poet, Makhtoumkuli, who was also known as Fragi.

Fragi - Away from Happiness

1984

Mankurt poster
7.0

The film is about a Turkmen who defends his homeland from invasion. He is captured, tortured, and brainwashed into serving his homeland's conquerors. He is so completely turned that he kills his mother when she attempts to rescue him from captivity.

Mankurt

1990

Sahat's Summer poster
NR

Sahat, a schoolboy, spends his summer holidays with his grandfather in a mountain village. The boy learns pottery, helps to harvest crops, takes care of a small camel. Here Sahat gets his first work skills, lessons of caring for the surrounding nature.

Sahat's Summer

1976

The Kugitan Tragedy poster
NR

A love story with a tragic ending set in 19th century Turkmenistan

The Kugitan Tragedy

1978

The Daughter-in-Law poster
5.8

A woman whose husband has been killed in WWII lives with her father-in-law in the desert. She cannot leave and go back to her family, because that would mean the end of hope that her husband, a heroic pilot, might return one day.

The Daughter-in-Law

1972

The Daughter-in-Law poster
5.8

A woman whose husband has been killed in WWII lives with her father-in-law in the desert. She cannot leave and go back to her family, because that would mean the end of hope that her husband, a heroic pilot, might return one day.

The Daughter-in-Law

1972

Jamal's Tree poster
2.0

Story of Jamal, a Turkmen woman who is left to tend to the farm when her husband goes off to fight in WW2.

Jamal's Tree

1981

Jamal's Tree poster
2.0

Story of Jamal, a Turkmen woman who is left to tend to the farm when her husband goes off to fight in WW2.

Jamal's Tree

1981

Mother's Voice poster
NR

The young beauty Madina remains deceived by her fiance Azamat, who does not want to take responsibility for their unborn child. The girl does not know what to do out of desperation, and in order to hide her shame, Madina is forced to give her baby to the childless spouses in the neighborhood, Zaurbek and Vika. The foster parents turned out to be very kind and loving parents to Alan, who became everything to them. It seemed that nothing could interfere with their happiness, but then, six years later, their mother appeared and wanted to see her son...

Mother's Voice

2010

My People poster
NR

The film is set in a Turkmen village in the early years of collectivization. With the arrival of the new regime, much has changed. The film's protagonist, Ataniyaz, is overcome with agonizing doubts about what to do next. Bahram Khan, who has arrived from abroad, suggests that Ataniyaz take all his wealth and leave the country. But moving flocks of sheep is no easy task: it requires loyal shepherds. Now Ataniyaz-bai pins all his hopes on the young shepherd Kerim, who is passionately in love with his daughter, Ziba.

My People

1984

Learn to Say No! poster
NR

At the insistence of his parents, Taichi had to give up further studies and marry a girl he did not know, Akjemal. And her heart was given to someone else, a young man from her village.

Learn to Say No!

1978

Learn to Say No! poster
NR

At the insistence of his parents, Taichi had to give up further studies and marry a girl he did not know, Akjemal. And her heart was given to someone else, a young man from her village.

Learn to Say No!

1978

Man Overboard poster
NR

When the storm started, the fishing boats were far out at sea. It would seem to be a common thing, but one fisherman did not return to the shore. Who is to blame for his death? The investigator who arrived is investigating this incident.

Man Overboard

1970