Zaur Teregulov

Dedicated to the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Miras (Heritage) looks at the activities of the Nobel Brothers in the oil industry of Azerbaijan, one of the world’s oldest oil producers. After founding the first foreign company in the city of Baku at the end of the 19th century, the Nobel brothers name was glorified; yet few people know about the deep connection of the Nobel Prizes with Baku’s oil.

The events in the film mainly take place at the railway station. The main character, Karim, has the greatest goal — like his father — to kill flies. And for this work he considers himself a true hero. In short, the main meaning of the film is that those who are engaged in idle work actually consider themselves to be concerned with serious, vital issues.

Abbasgulu Agha, a scholar, diplomat, soldier, writer, poet, and philosopher, lived a glorious life and died of plague in a place called "Wadi Fatima" between Medina and Mecca while wandering the hot deserts of Arabia. The film is dedicated to his life and work, based on the manuscripts of Abbasgulu agha Bakikhanov's works.