Acting
Ahmad Ahmadov
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Acting credits
1.0Based on a novel by Farman Karimzade, the movie shows the life in an Azerbaijani village under the Soviet rule in 1930s. Here two former "beys" (land owners) are opposing each other. One is loyal to the ideology of the past and can't reconcile himself to the new power, to second rejects the past and accepts the power of the Bolsheviks, believing that it will establish justice.
The Last Mountain Pass
1971
7.4The film is a biographical true story about life of Imadaddin Nasimi, well known throughout the East for his school of philosophy and thought, poems and promotion of moral values in a feudal society. During the 14th-15th centuries, when Azerbaijan was a stage for warring powers and civil wars, Nasimi was the only poet committed to promotion of humanism and moral values inflicting criticism on the ruling system and the society itself. For his intruding role in feudal regimes, Nasimi lived a complex and tragic life.
Nasimi
1974
9.0The film consists of several novels reproducing the most vivid pages of the biography of the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Azerbaijan Nariman Narimanov (1870-1925).
The Stars Don't Fade
1971
1.0The film is about the public prosecutor who fought against the criminality but was killed by them.
In the Name of the Law
1968
5.2The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.
Uzeyir's Life
1981
4.8The twin brothers Sachib and Garib are cheerful and funny boys. They tend to their small farm and take care of their mother and sister. But Garib is no longer satisfied with this "simple" life. He wants to achieve prestige and prosperity. One day, while working in the fields, he is surprised by a demon who promises him wealth, fame, honor, and power if Garib works for him. Garib succumbs to the temptation and accepts the offer. His task now is to impart his knowledge and skills to the cave dwellers, called jinn. At first, Garib feels comfortable and succeeds in transforming the underworld into a fertile and flourishing landscape. But Garib is increasingly tormented by his longing for his family back home.
Garib in the Land of Jinn
1977
7.0Young border guard Sergeant Farrukh is in love with Izran, a girl from a neighboring village. Izran's father does not believe in the seriousness of the young man's intentions and forbids his daughter from seeing him. But after seeing Farrukh in action, arresting border violators, he changes his attitude towards the border guard. Farrukh pursues the violator. A landslide drives them both into a ravine. The violator tells him about his life, and the sergeant recognizes him as his father, whom he believed had died at the front...
Dağlarda Döyüş
1967
NRAt the crossroads of relationships between fathers and children, cities and villages, existing problems are revealed.
Şəhərli Biçinçilər
1986
7.0The story of the conversion of uncultivated lands in one of the Azerbaijani villages into vineyards, the serious structural changes in agriculture that occur as a result, and the emergence of moral and psychological problems. It also discusses the socio-economic problems facing grape growers in our republic.
An Old Ferry
1985
10.0The film is about man falling in love with young girl and his wish to be young too.
The Husband of Young Woman
1988
5.0A young boy through a period of transition. His last baby tooth, which symbolises this period, is sore. He is scared of pulling it out, of saying goodbye to his dead mother and to his childhood. No one understands him, be is deprived from material physical affection. He himself does not understand his father who has brought another woman home. He feels this is an act of betrayal towards his dead mother.
The Pain of a Baby Tooth
1987
5.8While there is famine during WW2, a boy with mom far away, tries to stay strong.
Shared Bread
1969
4.0After the novel of the same name of I.Shykhly. The film is about new intelligenzia in Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Tempestuous Kura
1969
NRThe film is about frontier-guards who averts the diversion in hydroelectric power station which was built by another state.
The Native Shores
1989
5.8The film is about the gardener who cultivated magic apples which brought luck to people.
Apples Resemble Apples
1975
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
7.2The film is about dramatic revolutionary events happened in 1918 in Baku.
The Twenty Six Comissars
1966
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
4.0The film is about Gachag Nabi's heroism.
Saddle these Horses
1985
NRThe film is about the music teacher who came to the village to teach the children.
The Music Teacher
1983
8.0A young lawyer named Vakil Ahmed earned the nickname "The Oddball" for his honest and truthful words, as well as the purity of his soul. Many people in society give and receive bribes, including Vakil Ahmed, which causes him to lose his faith. Thanks to the worker Salim, Vakil Ahmed is released from prison.
The Strange Man
1979
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
NRAfter the novel of the same name of Vidadi Babanli. Rashid, a young man, fails the entrance exam to the Institute and started to live by independent life, about people round him.
The Life Tests Us
1972
8.0After the novel of the same name of M. Avdiyev and A. Donets. The film is about first operations of National State Security.
The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
1981