
Acting
Hadji Ismailov
Born
1944-01-22 (82)
Place of birth
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Known for
Acting
Credits
49 titles
Known for
NRThe series tells the story of two different families and their complex relationships with each other. The main plot is based on the love of young people named Orkhan and Sema, their dreams of marriage, and the obstacles they face on their way.
Bir ailəm var
2013
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
NRShot during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, "Fəryad" is only one of its kind. Following the Khojaly Massacre, Ismayil, an officer tasked with collecting the bodies, crosses enemy lines to avenge the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. There he gets captured by Armenians and waits for the day to be exchanged for an enemy POW.
The Scream
1993
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
NRThe events in the film take place in and around the family of Khosrov Atayev. Khosrov Atayev's wife, Dilshad Khanum, who lives an honest and upright life, is a woman obsessed with fame and money. This moral gap between them, and the mistakes made by Dilshad, eventually put an end to their family life.
The Atayev Family
1978
NRAfter the story of the same name of Rustam Ibrahimbeyov.
Business Trip
1982
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
NRThe film tells the heartwarming tale of Ilgar Suleymanov, a former Olympic medalist who has settled into a quiet life in his hometown. Despite having close friends and a love for fishing, Ilgar is haunted by his loneliness and lack of direction. However, when an unexpected visitor arrives at his doorstep, Ilgar's life takes an exciting and unexpected turn, leading him on a journey that will take him from Azerbaijan to the distant shores of Cuba. This poignant and uplifting film explores the universal themes of friendship, love, and the search for meaning in a touching and unforgettable way.
Olimpia
2021
NR1992. Independent Azerbaijan is fighting separatists in Karabakh. Journalist Miranda arrives from London to shoot a documentary about the Caucasian leopard. Fate brings her together with the scout Emil. Together, they go through severe trials, during which Miranda learns a lot about the Caucasian leopard and the tragic pages of Azerbaijan's recent history.
Native Land
2025
No synopsis available yet.
Biz
2026
2010s · 4 titles
1.0The film begins with the theft of a 15th-century carpet worth two million manats, owned by a wealthy businessman. Eliş and Roşka accidentally find the carpet, which drives the plot forward. Meanwhile, the struggle between a construction company wanting to demolish the neighborhood and residents trying to protect it reflects real-life issues.
Neighborhood 3
2019
NRThis story of two temperamentally different brothers takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku during the 1970s. The elder brother Jalil is a married postal worker who keeps bees as a hobby. Younger brother Simurg is more adventurous by nature and capable of going after his goals, not just dreaming about them. Jalil has a recurring memory: once, when he was still a kid, his mother, pregnant with Simurg, took him to a women’s sauna. When both brothers fall in love for the same beautiful girl, their differences become apparent once again.
And There Was No Better Brother
2011
NRKidnapping a bride goes wrong when two men realize they kidnapped the bride’s twin.
Qız qaçırtma
2017
NRThe film is about the scammers one can meet in the lifetime.
Fraudsters
2014
2000s · 6 titles
7.7The film takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku at the end of the 1980s. At this time, the Soviet Union was starting to fall apart, and with this came the start of a number of ethnic conflicts. Fariz and his family move into a Baku apartment block from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh. Fariz's relations with his new neighbors are strained by his accusations that it was people like them who failed to support the Azeris in their conflict with ethnic Armenians. The only one who stands up to him is Alik, who acts as peacemaker between him and the older inhabitants of the building. Alik has no reservations about brandishing his gun in order to keep the peace. One day, the apartment managers want to evict a number of musicians who have been squatting in the basement. Alik gets involved, but soon discovers the situation is more complicated that he first believed.
Good Bye, Southern City
2006
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
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
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
NRGafar wants to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Feyzulla, a man who has been dead for a year, and tries to bring the relatives together again...
The Man with Green Glasses 3
2002
NRA comedy film directed by Ramiz Hasanoglu.
Egg
2003
1990s · 10 titles
NRShot during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, "Fəryad" is only one of its kind. Following the Khojaly Massacre, Ismayil, an officer tasked with collecting the bodies, crosses enemy lines to avenge the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. There he gets captured by Armenians and waits for the day to be exchanged for an enemy POW.
The Scream
1993
7.0Geography teacher Mustafa and his wife visit Istanbul to meet his long-lost cousin, and maybe sell some goods while they're at it.
Both a Visit and a Business
1995
5.8A farmer who has been bankrupted by bankers goes to Moscow in search for the truth.
Why Wouldn't We Send... a Messenger?
1998
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
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
NRThe mother-in-law, who has been neglected for a long time, decides to play a trick on her son-in-law and daughters and teach them a lesson. But this trick costs everyone dearly.
"Qayınana" əməliyyatı
1999
NRThe events in the television play unfold in and around one of the departments operating under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population. Thus, the events unfold with the appointment of a new inspector to the department. The fact that the new employee is a compatriot of the head is considered a source of hope for the difficult fate of the department, but the fact that the inspector performs his work honestly and does not prioritize the issue of "compatriot" over loyal service to the state upsets the plans of the department's management.
Həmyerlilər
1998
8.5Two men from neighbouring villages – the Armenian Artavaz and the Azerbaijani Gadir – find themselves in the chaos of the conflict between their two countries. Brought together by a play of fate, they flee an incomprehensible war.
Yellow Bride
1998
NRNepotistic Gafar again takes action and investigates and learns that another relative, a man named Feyzulla, lives in the United States. Feyzulla writes a reply letter to Gafar, informing him that he will soon come to Baku. Gafar again gathers his old relatives together and opens the matter. At the same time, things get a little complicated when containers belonging to an American named Mr. Feyz arrive in Baku. Maybe Mr. Feyz is Feyzulla himself?...
The Man with Green Glasses 2
1999
NRGurbanali Bey is a slave of the officials of Tsarist Russia. If they say die, he dies, if they say stay, he stays. After Gurbanali Bey gets drunk at a party, he invites all the guests to his house, but they say that a drunkard has no memory. The Bey, who forgets this, falls into a bad situation and is disgraced...
Nigarançılıq
1998
1980s · 18 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
NRAfter the story of the same name of Rustam Ibrahimbeyov.
Business Trip
1982
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
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Here And There
1987
The film is about new traditions and customs in a modern village during revolution.
The Newly-Weds
1983
NROn one of the dull ordinary days of people’s lives, the heroes of the film search for and find a way out of the situation. How does this happen?
It Must Be So
1982
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
5.0A soldier recently returned home finds it hard to scrape by, and the girl he loved married.
If I Die, Forgive Me
1989
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
8.2A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
The Devil under the Windshield
1988
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
NR'Xaş' is a traditional dish. According to custom and tradition, 'Xaş' is eaten between 4 and 5 in the morning. In the film, it is said that people, weary from the pains of life and the exhaustion of work, live more interestingly during the two hours between night and morning, while eating 'Xaş', than during the rest of their lives. Afterward, they are overcome by sweet sleep, and the entire city, the entire republic, falls into slumber. Upon waking, the mundane routine of daily life embraces them once again
Music with Xash
1984
9.0Psychological drama about a university dean who leads a double life.
Another Life
1987
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
NRAfter the story of the same name of S. Veliyev. It's devoted about life concerns of oil workers and their children.
The Knights of Black Lake
1984
7.7Murad, the favorite of the entire court, has just returned from prison, where he ultimately took the blame for his friend's crime. All this time, his fiancée Gul waited for him, and now they are getting married. Meanwhile, behind one of the doors overlooking Murad's garden, a woman's scream can be heard from time to time, but the neighbors do nothing. Will Murad be able to rise above the general indifference to his neighbor's affairs and help the unfortunate woman?
In Front of a Closed Door
1981
NROn preserving moral principles and the importance of gaining the trust and respect of others.
Structure of the Moment
1980
1970s · 6 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
NRThe events in the film take place in and around the family of Khosrov Atayev. Khosrov Atayev's wife, Dilshad Khanum, who lives an honest and upright life, is a woman obsessed with fame and money. This moral gap between them, and the mistakes made by Dilshad, eventually put an end to their family life.
The Atayev Family
1978
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
NRAfter the novelette of the same name of Anar. The film is about an actor's life and work.
Dante's Anniversary
1978
NRThe film is about young village man and about forming his character.
The Man of the House
1978
NRThe story takes place in a village. After returning from the army, Shamil (Kazim Abdullayev) learns that the girl he loves (Melahat Salmanova) has broken her promise and is marrying another man (Haji Ismailov). On the wedding day, he blocks the bridal procession with his tractor. And the condition is that the groom must fight him... The film is dedicated to the problem of moral purification.
Wedding
1978

