
Acting
Hamida Omarova
Born 1957-04-25 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Hamida Omarova (Azerbaijani: Həmidə Ömərova) was born to a family of teachers, Mammad and Nasiba Omarov. Her parents met at university where both of them studied foreign languages, and went on to have four children, three of whom died in their infancy. When Hamida was born, her parents visited the Sufi Hamid shrine in Qazakh and after being sure the newborn would survive, they named her after the sanctuary. Following her parents' divorce in 1960 and her father's permanent departure to his native Gazakh, Hamida Omarova was raised by her mother and grandmother. After graduating from high school she enrolled at Baku State University to study philology. While finishing her first year in 1975, she entered an academic contest along with other 300 people and was among the 15 contestants who were admitted to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. Omarova's first role was in a short film entitled The Dentist in 1977. Since then, she starred in over 30 films and became the most successful Azerbaijani actress of the decade performing at times in up to 4 movie shootings simultaneously. In Russia, she is known mostly for acting in Yuli Gusman's film "Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You" (1981), staged in Gakh, Azerbaijan. Her performance was rewarded with numerous awards including that of a People's Artist of Azerbaijan. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Azerbaijan's movie industry experienced severe decline. This became both a career decay and a psychological ordeal for Omarova. After going through a period of depression, she got married in 1992 and gave birth to a son. At the same time, she hosted the late night show Retro, a weekly review of classic movies from Azerbaijan and abroad. In 2006 Omarova was elected President of the Azerbaijani Union of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamida Omarova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
5.2The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.
Uzeyir's Life
1981
NRA girl named Umai got tired of toys, she threw them aside, and then went to bed. And Umai saw a dream in which the offended toys decided to leave her.
And Umai Saw a Dream
1985
NRThe film is dedicated to people who lost their homes as a result of the war and live with longing for their homeland. Inspired by real events.
Həsrət
2020
NRRuslan and Sevda are forced by their parents to get married by the age of 30. Tired of neighbors and relatives saying things like "You're stuck at home," "When are you going to move, baby?", the young people don't want to get married, but events bring them together...
Spinster
2023
NRMadina is a young married woman who is mentally strong despite the problems she encounters.She has no children and her relationship with her husband is bad, although he loves her.She makes carpets which is a way for her to express her feelings. One day, she meets a man working in a circus. She gets to know him better and becomes transformed by him as he helps her improve her husband and the carpets she creates.
The Silver Truck
1982
6.8In early 20th-century Azerbaijan, two circus artists travel to a village where one of them was born, unaware of the danger and adventure that await them.
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
1981
4.7A classic and at the same time unrealistic and phantasmagoric love story with betrayal and hatred. A woman's ruthless hatred of her husband suddenly starts to surface in the programs of the TV channel she has co-founded with her husband.
Black & White Nights
2013
6.0The film tells the story of the funny and entertaining love adventures of the protagonist Shirbala (Hajibaba Bagirov).
Shirbala's love
1991
NR"Qudrat" returns to his village after many years and decides to marry his beloved girl "Tali". "Tali" tells him about the prison of demons in Takht Soleyman, which "Qudrat" takes as a joke, and even when "Tali" goes missing on his wedding night, "Qudrat" refuses to accept the "prison of demons". Years later, when "Qudrat" has reached old age, he finds a trace of "Tali" and, in search of her, reaches the "prison of demons" in the hills of Takht Soleyman. After a fight with the demons, he frees "Tali" and other acquaintances.
Demons Prison
1992
NRThe couple Irada and Fuad, who love each other very much, face an unexpected misfortune. Irada dies of a serious illness. However, their 5-year-old daughter Zeynab is impatiently waiting for her. Zeynab's father and grandmother try to explain to the child that her mother is no longer alive, but the girl does not believe and continues to wait for her mother. On one of the city's billboards, Sanubar Khanum sees a shining star, Leyla, who looks very much like her deceased daughter-in-law. Perhaps, when Irada left this world, she left her twin Leyla her main treasure - the ability to love. Maybe Fuad and Leyla have a chance to be happy, and Zeynab can reunite with her mother?
A Train Called Time
2016
NRThe second of the series of films "Dede Qorqud Oguznameli".
Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
2001
NRThe film is about frontier-guards who averts the diversion in hydroelectric power station which was built by another state.
The Native Shores
1989
It tells the story of a writer who lost his inspiration to write after becoming involved in politics, and only after several stages of inner and moral purification did he find the strength to pick up his pen again.
I Will Burn in the Fire of Purification
1991
7.5The 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.
The Poet
1991
NRJournalist Mubariz, who is threatened by a businessman, should not write an article, or else he will lose his family. How will Mubariz get out of this situation?
Be a Man
2019
NRAlong with the dangerous adventures, the film also reflects the love of two young heroes. As in Romeo and Juliet, they are the children of two opposing sides.
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You! 1919
2013
The film, based on the work written in 1943, is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Ana və poçtalyon
2020
The film chronicles the ordeals faced by Azerbaijan’s intellectuals - from the Red Terror to the present day - depicting how, amid shifting social and political upheavals, they endure physical and moral persecution. It also explores human betrayal and the ways people adapt their identities to survive changing circumstances.
Hotel Room
1998
7.5The historical film about great Azerbaijan poet and philosopher Nizami Ganjavi's life.
Nizami
1982
4.7After learning that his daughter is in love with a truck driver, corrupt Housing Office director tries to make use of his service in a last smuggle operation, then break his promise and marry her to someone else. This comedy is mainly about the dark sides of the Soviet bureucracy.
The Road Story
1981
7.0After the novel of the same name of M.Suleymanov. The film is about dramatic events between two workers.
Whirlpool
1986
NRThe film is about the music teacher who came to the village to teach the children.
The Music Teacher
1983
War breaks out in the Caucasus. 75-year-old Maria loses her son in the war. She and her daughter-in-law Sofia have been living in the Caucasus for 12 years. When famine strikes, they want to move to Russia. The women decide that they must go to Moscow. Maria takes her little dog and Sofia her small suitcase, gets on the train and sets off. In the next compartment, photojournalist Alexander is also traveling. Sofia and Alexander love each other. Maria realizes at one of the stations near Volgograd that she cannot live without the Caucasus. She writes a letter to Sofia and leaves the train with her dog...
Caucasia
2007
NRNot looking that a film is told about personal human fortunes here in the foreground there are the most noble raised human lines.
Welcome, My Angel
2008