The Dream

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman ...

Runtime

1h 29m

Director

Rza Takhmasib, Nikolai Leshchenko

Cast

Rashid Behbudov, Leyla Badirbayli, Rashid Beibutov

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.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Vagif Mustafayev

Cast

Mamuka Kikaleishvili, Mamuka Kikaleyshvili, Hasanagha Turabov

The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.

Runtime

1h 12m

Director

Tofik Tagi-zade

Cast

Arif Mirzaguliyev, Arif Mirzaquliyev, Nelli Ataullayeva

Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.

Runtime

2h 16m

Director

Yefim Abramov, Nizami Musayev

Cast

Rasim Balayev, Ceyhun Mirzəyev, Yaşar Nuri

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman ...

Runtime

1h 25m

Cast

Hasan Mammadov, Leyla Shikhlinskaya, Aghadadash Gurbanov