Hadji Ismailov

Acting

Hadji Ismailov

Born 1944-01-22 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR

Acting credits

Obituary poster
NR

The 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

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Biz

2026

The Devil under the Windshield poster
8.3

A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish

The Devil under the Windshield

1988

Surayya poster
7.0

Suraya, 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

Here And There poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Here And There

1987

Olimpia poster
NR

The 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

The Scream poster
NR

Shot 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

The Birthday Party poster
5.1

This 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

In Front of a Closed Door poster
7.7

Murad, 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

Neighborhood 3 poster
1.0

The 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

Music with Xash poster
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

Dante's Anniversary poster
NR

After the novelette of the same name of Anar. The film is about an actor's life and work.

Dante's Anniversary

1978

The Scoundrel poster
5.9

Film 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

Men poster
NR

Film 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

If Neighbors Were Neighbors... poster
NR

The 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

Native Land poster
NR

1992. 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

The Kidnapping of Groom poster
6.3

Being 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

Məşədi İbad 94 poster
4.0

Set 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

Yellow Bride poster
8.5

Two 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

"Qayınana" əməliyyatı poster
NR

The 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

Both a Visit and a Business poster
7.0

Geography 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

Neighborhood poster
7.0

A 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

Business Trip poster
NR

After the story of the same name of Rustam Ibrahimbeyov.

Business Trip

1982

If I Die, Forgive Me poster
5.0

A soldier recently returned home finds it hard to scrape by, and the girl he loved married.

If I Die, Forgive Me

1989