Vagif Mustafayev

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Vagif Mustafayev

Born August 28, 1953 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR (age 73)

Vagif Mustafayev is an Azerbaijani film director, producer and screenwriter. Since 2006 he has been the president of the Space TV and Radio Company.

Known For

The ScreamThe Scream · 1993
The Scream
1993
MovieDramaWar
Shot during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, "Fəryad" is only one of its kind. Following the Khojaly Massacre, Ismayil, an officer tasked with collecting the bodies, crosses enemy lines to avenge the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. There he gets captured by Armenians and waits for the day to be exchanged for an enemy POW.
The FrenchmanThe Frenchman · 1995
The Frenchman
1995
MovieComedyDrama
Story of a painter hiding in the attic claiming to be French and refusing to speak Azerbaijani even with his family. To return him to his roots, his family and in-laws try different methods.
The ScoundrelThe Scoundrel · 1989
The Scoundrel
5.91989
MovieDramaComedy
Film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem.
National BombNational Bomb · 2004
National Bomb
8.52004
MovieComedy
In capital city Baku, eminent editor Yusef Abranov and director Mehmet are determined to get their latest movie made by any means necessary, after being shut down by the bankrupt national studio. Following various schemes, the only way left to raise the cash is to marry off Yusef’s son to the daughter of the rich guy who’s bought Yusef’s bizarre, mirror-filled house.
BeastBeast · 1994
Beast
10.01994
MovieDrama
While looking for a job, a group of people end up in a private residence where they are forced to become dogs.
Music with XashMusic with Xash · 1984
Music with Xash
1984
MovieComedy
'Xaş' is a traditional dish. According to custom and tradition, 'Xaş' is eaten between 4 and 5 in the morning. In the film, it is said that people, weary from the pains of life and the exhaustion of work, live more interestingly during the two hours between night and morning, while eating 'Xaş', than during the rest of their lives. Afterward, they are overcome by sweet sleep, and the entire city, the entire republic, falls into slumber. Upon waking, the mundane routine of daily life embraces them once again
All For The BestAll For The Best · 1997
All For The Best
8.01997
MovieDramaComedy
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 citizen of Baku.
"Yapon" və yaponiyalı"Yapon" və yaponiyalı · 1990
"Yapon" və yaponiyalı
1990
MovieComedyWar
1944, Japan. One of the kamikazes, by misfortune, survives. When he jumps with a parachute, he lands in Nardaran — right in the house of Gulbala, who is nicknamed “the Japanese.” When the representative of the State Security Committee learns of this unusual incident, he intervenes, saying: “This matter is under Stalin’s control; we must keep the Japanese alive,” and begins the operation. From then on, the funny stories continue.

Filmography

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Sound of the PipeSound of the Pipe · 1975
Sound of the Pipe
5.51975
MovieDramaHistory
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 up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.