
Acting
Yashar Nuri
Born — Died
1951-09-03 — 2012-11-22
Place of birth
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Known for
Acting
Credits
63 titles
Yashar Nuri (Azerbaijani: Yaşar Nuri) was an Azerbaijani film, television and theater actor and a member of the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He appeared in more than fifty Azeri and Soviet era films, as well as more than 100 television and stage roles. On the stage first came out at the age of 11, playing the role of Tapdyga in the play "Whose wedding is this?" At the Azerbaijan State Theater of Musical Comedy. While studying at school, he was a leading child and youth programmer, participated in drama circles. In 1968 he graduated from secondary school No. 173 in Baku and entered the faculty of film acting of the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts for the course of famous teach…
Known for
5.0Based on real events, telling about the murder and investigation of the head of the special department Shamsi Rahimov. The events are presented against the political background of 1994-1995 - these are the October, March rebellions of the Javadov brothers and everything related to the history of Azerbaijan in this period of time.
The Truth of the Moment
2003
Habil is a simple man. He works at the Ministry of Taxes. But after the murder of his friend Rok, his life changes completely. He promises to finish the research that his friend couldn’t. But this path he has chosen is very dangerous and cruel.
Yoxlama
2007
7.0Suraya, a young milkmaid from a remote mountain village, is searching for her fiancé Seifetdin in the city. She learns that he has long been married and has a son who lives with his elderly, sick grandfather, as Seifetdin is serving a sentence for hooliganism. Surya takes the boy to the village to care for him, but then Seifetdin's wife shows up...
Surayya
1987
5.1This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.
The Birthday Party
1977
3.0The classic story about a musicians from Bremen is told in not so classical way.
The Musicians from Bremen
2000
10.0While looking for a job, a group of people end up in a private residence where they are forced to become dogs.
Beast
1994
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
2000s · 14 titles
3.0The classic story about a musicians from Bremen is told in not so classical way.
The Musicians from Bremen
2000
4.3The block's residents get a message from Tofig who has been hiding in Moscow saying that he is in trouble. They leave for Moscow to rescue him.
Neighborhood 2 - In Moscow
2004
8.5In capital city Baku, eminent editor Yusef Abranov and director Mehmet are determined to get their latest movie made by any means necessary, after being shut down by the bankrupt national studio. Following various schemes, the only way left to raise the cash is to marry off Yusef’s son to the daughter of the rich guy who’s bought Yusef’s bizarre, mirror-filled house.
National Bomb
2004
NROrkhan is Jeyran's fiancé. However, one day, after he leaves Jeyran alone with a bear at the zoo and runs away, they have a falling out. Jeyran falls in love with Zaur, who works at the zoo in the guise of a bear. When it comes to marriage, Orkhan decides to take revenge on Zaur and Jeyran on their wedding day. And with the help of his friend, he steals the groom on the wedding day. But in the end, good triumphs over evil.
Kişiləri qoruyun
2006
5.0A young man tells the dream he had about running away with the daughter of chief of police to his grandma. People spread and exaggerate rumors as if it was a real story until it reaches to the chief himself.
The Dream
2001
NRThe film tells the story of the love affair between the son of the secretary of state, Riyad, and the simple woman, Nigar, and their steadfast overcoming of a number of difficulties they encounter in return.
Bəyaz həyat
2003
7.0A funny story happens to a block's residents. Everything begins when Tofig comes back from soldiering. Mommy wants to marry off his only son. His future father-in-law is a professor. But this professor is not like others.
Neighborhood
2003
Mehriban's family is against their marriage. After a long struggle, the desperate couple decides to flee to Turkey together. After living in Turkey for a while, they return to Baku with one last hope. However, Mehriban's mother Malahat separates them again, and Sarkhan is beaten. Living in a psychological abyss, Sarkhan leaves the country and goes to work in Russia. After working for a year and a half, when he returns home, he receives news of Mehriban's death and decides to raise his daughter, who was left to him by Mehriban, on his own...
Acılar bitməz
2009
NRThe second of the series of films "Dede Qorqud Oguznameli".
Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
2001
NRThe film follows the news of the illness of the institute's department head, Professor Abdulla, spreading throughout the institute with lightning speed. Shamil, who hears from Dr. Mamish that his condition is absolutely critical, begins to prepare an obituary for Professor Abdulla, and even appeals to other officials to have himself appointed to his position.
Obituary
2001
NRJafar, a bank employee who receives invitations to five weddings and is looking at his salary, is left in a desperate situation. The only reason is money again. Finally, an earthquake saves Jafar from these weddings. The film criticizes our unnecessary customs and traditions at weddings and funerals. Also, while watching the film, the proverb "Extend your leg according to your blanket" comes to mind.
Invitation
2003
4.0Set in 1994 Baku, the film modernizes Üzeyir Hacıbəyov’s musical comedy "O olmasın, bu olsun" by recasting Rustam Bey as an opposition figure who hopes to reclaim his lost office by courting wealthy businessman Ibka’s family. As in the original, a series of comic deceptions and mismatched identities ensue, though all the principal characters have been updated to fit the post-Soviet Azerbaijani context.
Məşədi İbad 94
2005
NRAruz, who lost his son during migration, one day finds a strange creature with one eye on his head, brings him to the village and raises him as his own cub. Years pass, Aruz finds his missing son, and Grandpa Gorgud names him Basat. Tepegoz, who has already grown up and finished painting, starts eating people one day. When the people found out about this, they kicked Tepagöz out of the village. After Tepagoz's mother, the fairy, bathed him in the lake of Kir, he is no longer affected by weapons, and Tepagoz made a condition in front of the people that they should bring one man and 500 sheep every day. If not, he will raze the whole place to the ground. Seeing that Oban is in such a difficult situation, Dede Gorgud says, "Basat is the only solution." As a result of the dream he saw, Basat, who returned from his trip incomplete, tricks Tepegoz and defeats him and saves the people from trouble.
Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
2003
4.0Mrs. Leyli intends to marry a younger person. But since that person is already married and hides it at the first meeting, their love does not happen.
Be Human!
2005
1990s · 15 titles
10.0While looking for a job, a group of people end up in a private residence where they are forced to become dogs.
Beast
1994
NRThe events take place in and around the families of former officials. Thus, when the former minister, the former chief, the former manager get drunk, they first fall into a sea of grief, then forget that they have lost their positions, in short, a situation arises that cannot be avoided by ridicule.
The Formers
1999
NRThe events and conversations that took place in Uncle Hasan's canteen at the beginning of the last century bring to life the color of the era. Uncle Hasan and his waiter, Zarbali, become victims of the tricks of the "hungry guys" who come here. The guys, who enter the canteen hungry, trick him into not paying for the food after eating.
Hungry Fellows
1993
5.8Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.
The Joke
1990
The teacher, who has the idea of getting married, cannot fulfill his wish due to poverty. In the end, he decides to make a belt from Soviet flags and earn money.
Thank You
1998
NRAfter many years of effort and patience, she failed to save her family. She watched with pain as her husband, an architect by training, was ruining his life with idleness and melancholy. Unable to bear the boredom of life together, she leaves home...
The Basement
1990
NRStory of a painter hiding in the attic claiming to be French and refusing to speak Azerbaijani even with his family. To return him to his roots, his family and in-laws try different methods.
The Frenchman
1995
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
This story is about a person who dosen’t have a life of his own, but lives the life of others. His own individuality is lost, making him a misfit.
Nakas
1991
8.0The events occur during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Because of a corpse in a zinc coffin with an arguable address, two families get excited. Having cut the lid off the coffin to identify the soldier, they find out that he is, in fact, Armenian - former citizen of Baku.
All For The Best
1997
4.0After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.
Execution Day
1990
NRThe movie reflects the ecological environment of Sumgayit. After the collapse of the Soviet power, the old problems of the "new era" still persist. Although it is not mentioned in the movie, the new generation of people living in this city, which is named as Sumgayit, especially near poisonous plants, are born crippled and sick. There is a wide range of symbolic expressions in the film and there are interesting dream scenes.
My White City
1994
NRDue to the difficult financial situation in the circus, magician Zaman is demoted to a part-time role, while his beautiful assistant Atlaz is laid off. To show the circus director the difficulty of being a part-timer for a day, Zaman uses a magic trick to "divide" him in two.
Part-time
1995
6.0The film reveals the contradictions between the "educating" teachers and the "educated" students in the school, which is actually an orphanage and a boarding school, where lawlessness, violence, hypocrisy, and cruelty prevail. Forced to live in such contradictory conditions, but unable to adapt to these conditions, little Ahsan, who misses his native home, finds the only way out - he perishes by throwing himself out of the window. The film was shot on the basis of the motifs of Isi Malikzade's story "Nowruz Holiday of Wanderers".
The Window
1991
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
1980s · 21 titles
7.0Suraya, a young milkmaid from a remote mountain village, is searching for her fiancé Seifetdin in the city. She learns that he has long been married and has a son who lives with his elderly, sick grandfather, as Seifetdin is serving a sentence for hooliganism. Surya takes the boy to the village to care for him, but then Seifetdin's wife shows up...
Surayya
1987
NRThe film tells about the cold relations between neighbors. However, an old woman who enters this building seems to melt this cold ice. The neighbors begin to get to know each other.
If Neighbors Were Neighbors...
1989
7.0The film is about commissary Chingiz Ildirim.
Wait for the Signal from the Sea
1986
NRAfter fulfilling his duty in Afghan War, Zaur returns to his home Baku. He is trying to clarify the truth when he heard that his father was arrested.
The Diversion
1989
NRThe postman delivers a package with a dragon's head to Kazim who watches Alfred Hitchcock's films, to Zahra who reads fortunes with a computer, to Gariba who makes toys, to director Jahangir, to police chief Seifullah, and calls each of them to come to the address mentioned in the letter with the dragon's head. Those who arrive at the address called along with the dragon's head realize that the "postman", is actually their relative, who has gathered together guests who have not seen each other for a long time.
The Man with Green Glasses
1987
8.5The talented teacher Shams arrives in a remote mountain village. He manages not only to establish a normal educational process at the school, but also to have a tremendous moral influence on the students.
Yellow Leaves in Summer
1986
NRThe movie is based on the unfortunate fate of the piano tuner Gahraman. Seeing the warm family atmosphere in the house where he comes to tune the piano, Gahraman inevitably remembers his own broken family and shares his sorrow with the hosts Güler and Nariman.
Kökdən düşmüş piano
1982
NRIn this play, the barrier between Elchin and Gulnar grows even stronger. The tragic changes in Gulnar’s life lead her to leave her job. Elchin’s wife, Sarvinaz, finally realizes that Elchin is still in love with Gulnar, and therefore decides to separate from him. Now independent, Elchin immediately heads to the railway station to follow Gulnar, who wants to leave the city…
Unaware to you
1985
5.9Film 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
1989
5.2Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.
The Window of Sadness
1986
NRThe events of the film take place in a remote mountain village. The film touches on an eternal theme - the problem of fathers and sons. It talks about the formation and maturation of the consciousness of adolescents under the dictates of the elders.
Autumn Leaves of Summer Days
1986
5.2The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.
Uzeyir's Life
1981
6.3Being unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make a film about real wedding event. Though the stubborn father of bride resists approval the plan.
The Kidnapping of Groom
1985
NRIn the film-play, events get tangled as a result of the lovers' miscommunication. Although the dramaturgical contradictions of the work are formed by various attitudes towards folk customs such as engagement and wedding, the play focuses on the contradictions of the characters, not the events.
Evləri köndələn yar
1982
NRAfter the story of the same name of Akram Aylisli.
Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree
1984
6.0The movie is based on Azerbaijani folk tale "Malikmammad and the Three Princes".
Painful Roads
1982
NRThe events take place in the train. Some passengers show great respect for Mr. Dadashov, but who is Mr. Dadashov?
In the Train
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Here And There
1987
8.2A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
The Devil under the Windshield
1988
NRNazim, a visionary and a dreamer, accidentally finds himself in a cave, where he meets an old woman who has seven sons. Nazim lied to them that he was an excellent student at school and they decided to check him out. And no matter what the boy did, no matter what he said, the "magic lantern" pointed out all his lies…
Magic Lantern
1987
NRElchin's appointment as the deputy director of the institute causes events to be controlled mechanically and by invisible forces, presenting the character of Vasif, who was mentioned only in name in the first part, in a new context. Returning to the institute, Elchin meets Gulnar again, and rumors are intertwined again.
Bağışla
1983
1970s · 8 titles
5.1This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.
The Birthday Party
1977
5.5A musical fairy tale about a lion who got bored living in the zoo and goes wandering around the city of Baku, where he met and became friends with a boy Rustam.
The Lion Ran Away from the House
1977
10.0Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.
In the Fire
1978
3.7After the novelette of the same name of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov.
Mesozoic Story
1976
NRAfter the novelette of the same name of Huseyn Abbaszadeh. The film is about friends' meeting who fought together as a partisans in Belorussian detached force.
Four Sundays
1974
NRAfter the novelette of the same name of M.Ibrahimbeyov. Tahir is twelwe. His parents are seperating and he is troubled by incident which impels his guestion the nature of relations between men and women.
When the Owl Flies
1978
NRThe film tells the story of a singer who is devoted to his friends and attached to the stage, valuing this more than his talent, vocal skills, and training in opera from professionals.
The Unfinished Song
1979
NRFilm is about lazy men who don't want to work. Some of them make a living off their wives, while others want to marry businesswomen and achieve a comfortable life. However, these Tufey men are eventually educated and brought back to the right path.
Men
1979
Series credits
5.0Based on real events, telling about the murder and investigation of the head of the special department Shamsi Rahimov. The events are presented against the political background of 1994-1995 - these are the October, March rebellions of the Javadov brothers and everything related to the history of Azerbaijan in this period of time.
The Truth of the Moment
2003
Habil is a simple man. He works at the Ministry of Taxes. But after the murder of his friend Rok, his life changes completely. He promises to finish the research that his friend couldn’t. But this path he has chosen is very dangerous and cruel.
Yoxlama
2007


