Murad Kazhlayev

Paradise Under The Shade of Swords (1992)

19th century. Russia, one of the biggest and most powerful empires in the world is fighting a bloody war to subjugate the free peoples of the Caucasus. In 1828 Caucasian Imamate was established in order to unite Caucasian peoples against Russia under the b ...

The Mystery of The Handwritten Quran (1990)

In the mountains of Dagestan in the Russian Civil War era, some good and bad people are looking for a hidden treasure. The only problem is that the instructions on where to find it are encrypted in one handwritten copy of Quran, which ends up in the wrong ...

See Our People! (1985)

In 1904, the Kazakh wrestler Hajja Mukan, inspired by the successes of the Russian hero Ivan Poddubny, the world champion in French wrestling, decided to perform on the big stage. ...

The Adventures of Count Nevzorov (1983)

Someone Nevzorov served in the office, did not stand out. But one February morning he heard the word "revolution" - and his life changed dramatically. He robbed an antique dealer, appropriated the title of count ... And after the revolution he ended up on ...

Пора красных яблок (1981)

A mountain Daghestani village of our time. Though the civilization reached these places, but traditions and customs consolidated their grip on local folks minds. An old respectable mountain-dweller, a well-educated person in looks, the Palace of Culture di ...

The Snow Wedding (1981)

A vaudeville based on a love story. Young Bela hurries by taxi to her fiance, to whom she was engaged in early childhood. A landslide in the mountains delayed the car... ...

The Ring of The Old Sheikh (1980)

A film about the soviet police's struggle against counter-revolutionary criminal activity in the north Caucasus in the early years of USSR. ...

The Strange Man (1979)

A young lawyer named Vakil Ahmed earned the nickname "The Oddball" for his honest and truthful words, as well as the purity of his soul. Many people in society give and receive bribes, including Vakil Ahmed, which causes him to lose his faith. Thanks to th ...

In a New Place (1979)

Inspector Sergey Baev arrives at a fishing collective farm for a new job and begins to fight poaching. This does not please both poachers and the head of the artel Fetisov. Having failed to reach a compromise solution, Fetisov sends the Ermakov brothers to ...

In the Footsteps of Karabair (1979)

The valiant Soviet police are fighting counter-revolutionary banditry, helping the Caucasian poor to follow the difficult road to a bright socialist future. ...

My Love, My Sorrow (1978)

The legendary love story of Ferhat and Sirin. ...

Velvet Season (1978)

In the fall of 1938, three former fighters of the international brigade — russian Shukhov, frenchman Henri and american Liz — fall into a resort town on the border of Spain and France. Having met a nurse who is supposed to send Spanish children to Cors ...

On the Night of Lunar Eclipse (1978)

The film is based on the play of the same name by the national poet of Bashkortostan Mustai Karim. The events of the film take place in the XVII century. Drama from the history of the Bashkir people. ...

Have You Seen Petka? (1976)

The chairman of the collective farm, Yuri Sergeyevich, has no rest - and all because of the boys, whose main instigator is Petka, dreams of space flights are overwhelming. With his ideas, he gives a lot of trouble to adults, and they decide to entrust him ...

The Mountain Woman (1975)

After Asiat refuses to marry a much older rich man to whom she was betrothed since childhood, her father kicks her out of the house. She leaves for Makhachkala to study and falls in love with the young Yusup. ...

Fulfillment of Desires (1974)

A young philologist works in his teacher's archive, and he manages to decipher Pushkin's priceless autograph. The discoverer, inspired by success, forgets about everything in the world. And the incredible happens: under mysterious circumstances, the archiv ...

The Night at 14th Parallel (1972)

Adam and Eve (1970)

Bekir, in anger divorces his wife Kheva, which he regrets. Because of Sharia, she can return if she marries another and is expelled by him. Bekir arranges with Adam, to briefly marry and expel her. Neither Kheva, nor Adam want to separate. ...

Zinka (1969)

The projectionist Vasily, arriving in the village to his grandmother, meets Zina. He had liked her once. ...

Bracelet-2 (1967)

Bracelet-2 is a grey trotter at a Russian race track stable. Daily beatings from a cold-hearted trainer turns him into an unreliable emotional wreck, and in race after race he breaks his trot and finishes at a gallop, resulting in disqualification. To the ...

Girl on the Ball (1967)

The story of a nine-year-old boy Denis, who first enters the circus. The new world captures his imagination. He falls in love with a little actress, an equilibrist — a girl on a ball. After a while, Denis persuades his father to go with him to the circus ...

A Foreign Woman (1965)

Hoping to receive compensation for the house belonging to her before the revolution, Madame Joubert comes to Odessa with her granddaughter Madeleine. While Madame is at war with enterprising Odessa citizens, her granddaughter meets Soviet peers and realize ...

Barbos Visiting Bobik (1965)

Barbos, a dog, lives in a leaky kennel, while Bobik, a pampered house pet, reluctantly carries out his grandfather's simple errands. One day, while Grandfather is away, Bobik invites Barbos to visit and begins to brag uncontrollably. ...

Тучи покидают небо (1959)

Soviet Rock (1980)

Documentary for Finnish television about Spring Rhythms ("Весенние ритмы") — one of the first official rock festivals in USSR. It took place in Tbilisi, from 8 to 16 March of 1980. The festival was organised by famous music journalist Artemi ...