Acting
Salam Ismayil
Born 1951-04-23 · Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Ganja, Azerbaijan]
Acting credits
6.5One steppe man is living far from the cities closely communicating with the nature. His father teaches him all wisdom of the steppe life. After his father’s death he meets a young woman, who comes from the village. Meeting her is a new page in his life and a huge step into the big and unfamiliar life ahead...
Steppe Man
2012
NRIn 1918, as in many other parts of Azerbaijan, Armenian armed groups committed genocide against Azerbaijanis in several villages of the Ismayilli region. It is regrettable that although certain studies have been conducted on the facts of genocide in other regions, this region has remained out of focus. The film creates a picture of the era through the generational memory of the local population, creating an idea of the events that took place 107 years ago in the modern viewer. The leitmotif of the film is the thoughts of a veteran of the Patriotic War in 2020. He ponders the events that his ancestors once suffered. In this feature, the veteran, who remembers the location of the martyr's grave that his grandfather bequeathed to him in a dream, goes to visit that grave.
Generational Memory
2025
The film is about the khan of khans, the brave commander Javad Khan, who fought for his homeland against Russian troops led by Sisianov at the beginning of the 19th century, together with his sons, and died bravely.
Javad Khan
2009
7.5The banker Vagif Fataliyev is found murdered in his own house. During the investigation, two more murders occur one after the other.
The Actress
2011
7.5The film is about a day of the 19th-20th century famous tycoons from Baku Agha Musa Naghiyev and Hadji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.
The Burden
1995
5.0The film tells the story of a provincial teacher from blue blood, Abbas. The desperate desire of having his own son makes him so indifferent to orphan in his custody and even to deadlock situation of his beloved spouse Vafa. But everything changes, when he himself causes Vafa's death. Now in the otherworld Abbas is craving to have back all the things that he couldn't protect in this world.
Red Garden
2016
NRThe film is about the Khojaly tragedy. It tells the story of two teenagers, a brother and sister, who endure incredible suffering to escape from enemy encirclement. The two teenagers, who witness the incredible suffering inflicted on Azerbaijani prisoners by the Armenians, see the only way out is to throw themselves off a mountain.
Haray
1993
NRThe film is about the yard boys getting a little older and thinking about their independent lifes.
The Boys of Our Yard
1973
9.5The film highlights the lives and deeds of Azerbaijani atabegs Shams ad-Din Eldeniz and Kara Sungur, who played a key role in strengthening the state in the 12th century. Shams ad-Din Eldeniz, the first great atabeg of Azerbaijan, leads successful campaigns, reclaiming territories and uniting the country under his rule. Kara Sungur, the ruler of Aran, engages in political intrigues and military campaigns to protect his lands and influence the sultanate. The film depicts their struggle for power, military achievements, and complex relations with allies and enemies.
Azerbaijani Atabegs
2024