Aman Odayev

Akpamyk (1996)

Rupture (1991)

Mankurt (1990)

The film is about a Turkmen who defends his homeland from invasion. He is captured, tortured, and brainwashed into serving his homeland's conquerors. He is so completely turned that he kills his mother when she attempts to rescue him from captivity. ...

Garden of Eden (1988)

Old man Khalnazar tells the orphan Toykuli about the kidnapped Gyulkahkas-peri, who brings joy to people. The boy decides to find Gylkahkas. The trials that befell him were shared by a girl he met named... Gyulkahkas. Only at the end of his wanderings Toyk ...

The Tale of the Magic Beads (1988)

The young shepherd Murad and the beautiful Aigul fell in love with each other. But their happiness was short-lived. The evil Deva took the girl away and imprisoned her in a dungeon along with other women, whose bitter tears turned into silver beads. Murad ...

My People (1984)

The film is set in a Turkmen village in the early years of collectivization. With the arrival of the new regime, much has changed. The film's protagonist, Ataniyaz, is overcome with agonizing doubts about what to do next. Bahram Khan, who has arrived from ...

I've Come Forever (1982)

City girl Jeren, a pupil of an orphanage, moves to the village to live with the parents of her husband Kerim. Here she starts working at the club. The head of the family, Soltan-aga, initially greets his daughter-in-law with hostility. He doesn't like the ...

Beacon Lamp (1977)

An old, sick keeper and a girl, Maral, live at the lighthouse. It is unknown how long the girl would have lived as a hermit at the lighthouse if not for the love that arose between her and the boat captain Murad, who brought the doctor to the sick old man. ...

Slave (1970)

In the 1920s, in Turkmenistan, Qalli-bai makes the difficult decision to join the Basmachi, leaving behind his ailing wife in the care of their daughter, Dzhamal. ...

Border Silence (1966)

A barber dies under mysterious circumstances in a border village. Soon a new master appears, followed by the enemy agent Gyurza... After a fierce fight, the "barber" surrenders Gyurza to the border guards. ...

The Contest (1964)

About the legendary musical competition between the famous Turkmen dutar player Shukur Bakhshy and Persian court musician Ghulam Bakhshy. ...