Populär Vun Azerbaijan

Upcoming movie by Elkhan Jafarov. Plot TBA.

Until recently, there was a village called Alekseyevka in the Khachmaz region of Azerbaijan. Alekseyevka was an international homeland for everyone who lived there. After the collapse of the USSR, local residents began to move to other regions of the world for various personal reasons. The film's heroines Larisa and Nina meet in Alekseyevka (now Chaykenary) and try to feel the warmth of the past again.

Reflection of the last months of the life of a great Azerbaijani poet Mikayil Mushfig, who was a victim of repression.

Author Maqsud says his wife's story is just a hallucination, but his wife Emma never wants to accept what he said.Emma is in a mental hospital because she hurt herself.After her husband's visit in the hospital is over, she decides to go to the Maqsud train station to find the girl's toy that caused all this.Suspicious of this situation, Emma calls and tries to inform him.Tells him to stay away from the toy.It all starts with Maqsud touching the toy.

Horror film directed by Rec Revan.

Short horror film directed by Rauf Khalilov.

Set against the backdrop of Azerbaijan’s evolving urban landscape, this art documentary begins an introspective journey through the eyes of a female protagonist who challenges the deeply ingrained norms of a patriarchal society. As she roams the city streets, each of her personal explorations becomes a lens through which the film examines broader themes of urbanization, architecture, and the human condition in changing spaces. The focus of the story is the contrast between the vibrant personality of the protagonist and the monochromatic harmony of the urban environment.

Nargiz, a young Azerbaijani filmmaker caught between the traditions of her upbringing and the rapidly changing world, begins to unpack her complicated relationship with her parents as she seeks peace and self-acceptance in her own life. Nargiz tries to find a common understanding with her parents through conversations about their feelings and Soviet-influenced past.

A documentary film by Ruslan Şahmalıyev.

A short film.

In the heart of the mountains in Azerbaijan, where time seems to stand still, resides a grandmother and granddaughter both named Tazaghul. Far from city life, the family spend their lives in a remote hut. As the camera captures their daily routines, a tender and timeless bond comes to the surface. Though their life may appear monotonous, it is rich with subtle complexities. Director Atanur Nabiyeva discovered this family upon returning to his village after many years. Their story evokes her own childhood memories, and through the depiction of the grandmother and granddaughter, she gives new life into those lost moments of his past.

The film tells us about the volunteers who provide food aid to people during the pandemic, looking for an address during the work process. The process of finding houses without addresses and helping people is reflected in the film.

The movie is about nature preservation and how human and animal habitats could co-exist together. In this area where the movie is filmed, people have free access to give a visit and be in touch with animals. The interviewer explains the importance of the preservation of animal species and nature. Baku is a very busy and noisy city. Sometimes people want to escape the chaos of the city, but unfortunately, there are not very well-designed parks or other places where people can be easily in contact with nature. The filmed site is one of the examples where people could visit and be in touch with nature. Although Baku does not have the best nature scene, other regions of Azerbaijan are covered with beautiful nature and green areas.

In this film, 6 women living in different regions of Azerbaijan talk. They talk about their feelings, thoughts, and desires… What is the explanation of their happiness, what is their desire? Happiness, comfort, freedom… What is happiness? Painless death? my love Dear, Do not see the pain of the child, What is convenience? Don’t think about financial hardship, Not to depend on anyone, Will you find your soulmate? But what is freedom? Shouldn’t you be treated differently because you’re a woman? Can you transfer the world of your dreams to real life? “I’m human too…” a world where you don’t need to say… Yes? So what do you want?

One evening in front of a bar, Hunay bumps into an acquaintance, Benjamin. He recently visited her native country, Azerbaijan, which she had to flee in 2011 with her family for political reasons. A precipitous departure which has resulted in her feeling further and further removed from her hometown, family, and childhood memories every day. What happens when we can no longer return to our hometown, when our childhood memories are fading away? Can memories stay alive through someone else’s?