Mukhtar Avsharov

Melody of Space (2004)

An old violinist thinks over his past life on the eve of the 80th birthday. His reflections result in looking for once composed but then forgotten melody. A chance meeting with dancer Rena takes him away to his lost love. He realizes that a person who has ...

Execution is Postponed (2003)

After World War II, a group of young "robbers" redistributes the wealth of the rich to the poor while protecting the honor of women, especially the wives and sisters of soldiers at the front. Though branded outlaws by the law, their criminal yet benevolent ...

Yellow Bride (1998)

Two men from neighbouring villages – the Armenian Artavaz and the Azerbaijani Gadir – find themselves in the chaos of the conflict between their two countries. Brought together by a play of fate, they flee an incomprehensible war. ...

All For The Best (1997)

The events occur during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Because of a corpse in a zinc coffin with an arguable address, two families get excited. Having cut the lid off the coffin to identify the soldier, they find out that he is, in fact, Armenian - former citiz ...

Man's Word (1987)

The film is about young village man and about his love's. ...

Surayya (1987)

Suraya, a young milkmaid from a remote mountain village, is searching for her fiancé Seifetdin in the city. She learns that he has long been married and has a son who lives with his elderly, sick grandfather, as Seifetdin is serving a sentence for hooliga ...

The Window of Sadness (1986)

Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan. ...

The Jinn in Microdistrict (1986)

The events in the film take place in one of the modern cities. The editor-in-chief Rustam Agayev (Egit Iskenderov) finds an ancient lamp placed in the jaw. For the talented but poor character Rustam, this lamp shatters the sky. With the help of jinn, the y ...

Şəhərli Biçinçilər (1986)

At the crossroads of relationships between fathers and children, cities and villages, existing problems are revealed. ...

Saddle these Horses (1985)

The film is about Gachag Nabi's heroism. ...

The Knights of Black Lake (1984)

After the story of the same name of S. Veliyev. It's devoted about life concerns of oil workers and their children. ...

Wait for Me (1980)

The film is about village boy who became an enlisment officer and came back to Garabagh and fell in love with bey's daughter. ...

Golden Precipice (1980)

The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. ...

The Stab in the Back (1979)

Young inspector investigates a murder in small town. ...

Sound of the Pipe (1975)

The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake ...

The Avenger of Ganjabasar (1974)

The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad. ...

Xatirələr Sahili (1972)

The Cherry Tree (1972)

It is the story of an old man - Gulam - and the cherry tree which grew in his garden. As the story opens, the village children consider Gulam their best friend. But as the war wears on, Gulam directs his kindness and affection to his cherry tree, shielding ...

The Stars Don't Fade (1971)

The 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 Day Passed (1971)

The film is about man and woman who remembered their childhood. The film reflects atmosphere of Baku. It is an adaptation of Anar Rzayev's "Georgian surname" novel. ...

Sevil (1970)

The film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera of the same name by Fikret Amirov. Sevil became the first film opera in the history of Azerbaijani cinema. ...

The Tempestuous Kura (1969)

After 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 Invincible Battalion (1965)

The film is about events which has happened with the "Potyomkin" ship. ...