Maya-Gozel Aimedova

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

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

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

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.

Fifteen-year-old Aina is going through her first difficulties. For the first time, she felt lonely and unprotected. The father left after the divorce, the mother is trying to arrange her personal life. The only true friend - grandfather - dies in Aina's arms. For her inconvenient character - the desire to get to the bottom of right and wrong actions - the girl was nicknamed mad. Aina, who cannot tolerate lies, has a hard time both at school and at home. But she is strong because she has her own ideas about a happy life.

Like all of the Turkmen director Khalmamed Kakabayev's films, this one is about children and their first discoveries of the world of emotions and nature. Seven-year-old Almaz lives in an orphanage. He is very independent and rarely asks for help from his teachers. Like all orphans, Almaz dreams of his parents suddenly appearing in his life. One day, when he meets a woman in a cemetery who is mourning her son, Almaz befriends her and helps her cope with her grief.

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.

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.

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

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...

A village man accidentally uncovers a web of political intrigue after discovering and distributing treasures from Hussain's secret hideout. The Khazi sets a gang of ruthless bandits on the man to ensure the safety of his treasures.Based on the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Nights or Arabian Tales.

Gummat, a rural firefighter, lives in one of the collective farms of Turkmenistan. He is a kind, honest, selfless man who has preserved the purity and integrity of his soul until adulthood. He is very conscientious about his duty and trains his team, Besher's son and Shukur's watchman, according to all the rules of fire science.… A flighty neighbor, Gazelle, constantly whispers to him about thieves and grabbers who rob collective farm goods. The good Gummat can't believe it for a long time — until he agrees to look into the barn of the warehouse manager Batman. And then Gummat does everything to expose the fraudster.

The Parthians are a warlike people who lived in ancient times on the territory of today's Turkmenistan. However, our acquaintance will not be with them, but with their distant descendant, the guy Murad, who begins service in the Soviet Army and cannot get used to the strict routine of army everyday life. But, as befits a comedy, the hero finally turns from a klutz into an exemplary warrior and, moreover, conquers the heart of the Lithuanian girl Justina.

The film is dedicated to the boys who grew up during the war. The main characters are the milkmaid Bahar and the village postman Merdan. They are not even nine years old, but they know that every day they live and every good deed they do brings them closer to Victory Day and the day their fathers return.

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.

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

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.

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