Movies & TV Shows from Azerbaijan

The film takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku at the end of the 1980s. At this time, the Soviet Union was starting to fall apart, and with this came the start of a number of ethnic conflicts. Fariz and his family move into a Baku apartment block from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh. Fariz's relations with his new neighbors are strained by his accusations that it was people like them who failed to support the Azeris in their conflict with ethnic Armenians. The only one who stands up to him is Alik, who acts as peacemaker between him and the older inhabitants of the building. Alik has no reservations about brandishing his gun in order to keep the peace. One day, the apartment managers want to evict a number of musicians who have been squatting in the basement. Alik gets involved, but soon discovers the situation is more complicated that he first believed.

After the country transitions to a market economy, the psychiatric hospital is left without funding. The chief doctor (Yaşar Nuri) releases the patients to their homes. However, the outside world turns out to be even more insane than the patients themselves. Seeing the state of society, the patients are forced to return to the hospital. Although this film portrays the lives of people with mental illnesses, it actually uses dark humor to highlight the ugliness and shortcomings in our society and everyday surroundings.

A man goes to prison for years for a crime his cousin committed. After his release he moves to his native village and lives a simple life. But when his cousin comes to visit, his old thoughts of revenge return.

In the film-play, events get tangled as a result of the lovers' miscommunication. Although the dramaturgical contradictions of the work are formed by various attitudes towards folk customs such as engagement and wedding, the play focuses on the contradictions of the characters, not the events.

The events and conversations that took place in Uncle Hasan's canteen at the beginning of the last century bring to life the color of the era. Uncle Hasan and his waiter, Zarbali, become victims of the tricks of the "hungry guys" who come here. The guys, who enter the canteen hungry, trick him into not paying for the food after eating.

The documentary sheds light on the lives of children who suffered physical and psychological trauma due to the terrorist attacks by Armenia on the eve of the Second Karabakh War.

“Urban Motives 4.1” is an anthology film consists of 5 short movies by 5 Azerbaijani directors. The first, by Anar Abbasov, is about a relationship between a man and women who live next door; second, by Ru Hasanov, is about a life of a musician who is different from others with his mentality; third, by Teymur Ismayilov, tells a story of a young worker who has his own dreams; fourth, by Jafar Akhundzade, is about traumas caused by war; and the last one, by Vugar Islamzadeh, is a story about a criminal group and an officer who wants to take revenge.

The film depicts the events of a family - a mother and two children - against the backdrop of the consequences of the Khojaly tragedy. Zakir's father was martyred in the Karabakh war. He lives with his mother, and his main ideal is to return to the lands for which his father died. The hero, rejecting the voice given to him by God, chooses military school instead of mugham art. He thinks that on such a difficult day for the homeland, it is necessary to defend it with a weapon in hand.

At the request of his colleague, the young lawyer goes to the courtroom to replace her, but he mixes up the rooms and ends up defending a brutal criminal. The following is a catastrophe.

Seven friends decide to play a game at their dinner party, in which each member needs to read aloud all incoming text messages or put phone calls on speaker for all to hear. This causes many revelations to materialize.

Intigam Agayev is already leaving for Moldova. Siyavush and Intigam are trying to get Intigam elected mayor of Chisinau. However, his rival Gabriel prevents him from being elected mayor. And at this time, their adventures continue. Intigam calls his friend Dunyamali for help. Dunyamali helps him. He removes the camera that Gabriel has placed on Intigam. Intigam and Gabriel go out to vote on TV. Gabriel wins with the most votes. Intigam's father brings him back. It is Intigam's wedding. However, the girl who is pregnant by him returns.

Haji Gafur is a wealthy merchant from Tabriz. In his will, he states that if he dies, his wealth will go to his sister Sakina Khanum. His concubine Zeynab disagrees and files a lawsuit to claim the inherited wealth.

Hasan (33), who works as a sales manager in a construction company, and his wife Farida (30) have not been able to have children for a long time. After a doctor's examination, Hasan learns that he is infertile. But Hasan, who is afraid of harming his masculinity, hides this information from his wife. At the insistence of Hasan's mother, who thinks that the problem is in Sevda, they go to a midwife who lives in a village for treatment.

August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist.

Sequel to Fəryad (1993). The film tells the story of Azerbaijani victory in the 44-day Patriotic War for the lands of Karabakh, which the Armenian invaders had occupied for nearly 30 years.

The short film tells the story of a woman who was betrayed by the man she loved and lost her unborn child. The depressed woman arrives at a deserted beach, where she becomes a silent witness to the clarification of her life story.

The movie reflects the ecological environment of Sumgayit. After the collapse of the Soviet power, the old problems of the "new era" still persist. Although it is not mentioned in the movie, the new generation of people living in this city, which is named as Sumgayit, especially near poisonous plants, are born crippled and sick. There is a wide range of symbolic expressions in the film and there are interesting dream scenes.

Based on the story "The Lesson of the Prince" by Mevlud Suleymanli.

The film tells about school life, the mutual relations of teenage schoolmates, views on friendship and life, and the formation of these views.

Russian mobster Yuri's man Nikolai betrays him, steals the map of the famous "Heart of the East" diamond and flees to Istanbul. Yuri sends his men to Istanbul after Nikolay. By chance, the map falls into the hands of 3 wandering Turks Derya, Tayfun and Sedat.

In the story of Bakhtiyar and Aysel, there is a piece of every sinner of this city. This time we will go in the direction of the voice. I wonder what is there?

The story takes place on an island where a series of murders occur. The main character is a police officer who fights to uncover the truth behind these crimes.

The series is about a mysterious serial killer who keeps the whole city in fear and terror. All attempts to find the killer have failed. As a result, experienced detectives Rauf Eyvazov and Kanan Orujov are assigned to find the killer. Each murder carries a message and makes the crime case more complicated.

The film depicts the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The funny stories that happen to their close relatives and neighbors also form the plot of the series.

Friends who grew up in an orphanage and, after entering adult life, engage in petty fraud and face the problems of this easy way to make money.

The series begins with the life of Mamed (Nofal Shahlaroglu), who cannot pay his debts and is always in trouble. Mamed's work as an actor was never going well. On the eve of his life going wrong, he meets a spirit named Suleyman (Elnur Huseynov) who can only be seen by those who hold the magical rosary, which no one can see.

Sequel to ‘The Bridge’.

Game show in which celebrities compete for a car.

The first edition of the Azerbaijani version of the internationally licensed show "Mask", which is broadcast in more than 50 countries, was shown on Public Television. There are 12 masks in the program and behind each of them some Azerbaijani celebrity is hidden: "Participants come together on the principle of confrontation. Voting determines who stays in the show and who unmasks. The masks are so secret that even the family members do not know about their participation in this show."

The Voice of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Səs Azərbaycan) is an Azerbaijani television singing competition created by John de Mol. The first season was broadcast on AzTV. The show premiered in late 2015 continuing to 2016. The rules of the show were based on The Voice of Holland. The show received a reboot for the second season that was scheduled to premiere on October 8, 2021.

In the situational comedy series, three completely different sisters with different interests, desires and aspirations - Sevinj, Khoshbakht and Saadat - have moved from the village to the city. Each of them has their own expectations from life. Sevinj is an experimentalist, Khoshbakht runs a confectionery shop, and Saadat intends to become an actress. The comical events that occur around the three sisters form the basis of the series.

The series tells the story of a family tragedy. An innocent man who spends 18 years in prison for the crime he didn’t commit, and then takes revenge for it.

Murad, a seventh grader who has a rich imagination, is going on summer vacation again and, despite not wanting to, will spend the entire summer with his grandparents in the village. Murad makes friends with Lala and other village children. During his stay with his grandparents, Murad also shows interest in books. He starts reading those books one by one. Murad reads a book in each series and the hero of the book comes to life in his imagination, helping him solve his daily problems. While Murad was worried about spending the summer in the village in the first series, he gradually gets used to the beauties of village life and makes new friends here. In each series, Murad, together with Lala, is busy solving the strange and confusing events that happen in the village.

Based on real events, telling about the murder and investigation of the head of the special department Shamsi Rahimov. The events are presented against the political background of 1994-1995 - these are the October, March rebellions of the Javadov brothers and everything related to the history of Azerbaijan in this period of time.

So much misery lies beneath the ruins…

The events revolve around a wealthy and influential family called the Aghabayovs.