Shamil Suleymanli

Down the River

Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.

Steppe Man

One steppe man is living far from the cities closely communicating with the nature. His father teaches him all wisdom of the steppe life. After his father’s death he meets a young woman, who comes from the village. Meeting her is a new page in his life and a huge step into the big and unfamiliar life ahead...

Hey, Brilliant!

Shirin unwittingly becomes entangled in a mafia heist when she comes across a stolen medallion, prompting her and her friends - relatives Şəmi, Şöşü, Fəlakət and herself - to fall into the clutches of mob boss Hacı. As they struggle to free themselves, rival gangster Topal steps in, further complicating their desperate bid for survival.

Qaragöz

Qara is a famous actor, genius at his work, a good person, but he is very frugal, extremely tight-lipped. Due to this nature, he is alone in life. But one day, his son, whom he never knew he had, comes to him and his life changes. Qara starts to like Nigar, his sidekick on stage. Of course, since everything comes down to money, he wants to hide this desire. While Qara is struggling to survive in this expensive world, one day he is faced with a choice between money and life.

The Dream

A young man tells the dream he had about running away with the daughter of chief of police to his grandma. People spread and exaggerate rumors as if it was a real story until it reaches to the chief himself.

Mübariz

The life and path of Mubariz Ibrahimov, The National Hero of Azerbaijan.

Diploma Thesis

The sculptor Mahmud, an art student comes to his grandmother's village for vacation. He chooses his cousin Zumrad as a living model for his diploma work. When the work has finished, the relatives of Zumrad demand Mahmud to marry her. A young artist runs away. After all, he can't marry all the models he's working with...

Hotel Loo

Murad is a well-known psychologist, appears as an expert on various social programs. A famous singer named Aliya seduces Murad and they decide to spend their first night at a hotel. Murad, in a fit of passion, involuntarily grabs Aliya by the throat and squeezes her tightly. As a result, Aliya faints from excitement. Murad thinks that Aliya is dead and panics. He looks for ways out of this difficult situation. Finally, he is forced to call his wife, Sabina, a forensic expert, for help...

Down the River

Young Ruslan rows for a team coached by his father Ali, who places many demands upon his son and is continually dissatisfied by his performance. But when tragedy strikes, his father is overcome with emotions he doesn’t know how to deal with. Debut director Asif Rustamov treats the heavy topic with remarkable subtlety and discretion, emphasizing the characters’ carefully elaborated psychology.

Steppe Man

One steppe man is living far from the cities closely communicating with the nature. His father teaches him all wisdom of the steppe life. After his father’s death he meets a young woman, who comes from the village. Meeting her is a new page in his life and a huge step into the big and unfamiliar life ahead...

Hey, Brilliant!

Shirin unwittingly becomes entangled in a mafia heist when she comes across a stolen medallion, prompting her and her friends - relatives Şəmi, Şöşü, Fəlakət and herself - to fall into the clutches of mob boss Hacı. As they struggle to free themselves, rival gangster Topal steps in, further complicating their desperate bid for survival.

Qaragöz

Qara is a famous actor, genius at his work, a good person, but he is very frugal, extremely tight-lipped. Due to this nature, he is alone in life. But one day, his son, whom he never knew he had, comes to him and his life changes. Qara starts to like Nigar, his sidekick on stage. Of course, since everything comes down to money, he wants to hide this desire. While Qara is struggling to survive in this expensive world, one day he is faced with a choice between money and life.

The Dream

A young man tells the dream he had about running away with the daughter of chief of police to his grandma. People spread and exaggerate rumors as if it was a real story until it reaches to the chief himself.

Mübariz

The life and path of Mubariz Ibrahimov, The National Hero of Azerbaijan.

Diploma Thesis

The sculptor Mahmud, an art student comes to his grandmother's village for vacation. He chooses his cousin Zumrad as a living model for his diploma work. When the work has finished, the relatives of Zumrad demand Mahmud to marry her. A young artist runs away. After all, he can't marry all the models he's working with...

Hotel Loo

Murad is a well-known psychologist, appears as an expert on various social programs. A famous singer named Aliya seduces Murad and they decide to spend their first night at a hotel. Murad, in a fit of passion, involuntarily grabs Aliya by the throat and squeezes her tightly. As a result, Aliya faints from excitement. Murad thinks that Aliya is dead and panics. He looks for ways out of this difficult situation. Finally, he is forced to call his wife, Sabina, a forensic expert, for help...

Etiraf

AKINAK

The film is based on a story inspired by ancient history and mythological elements. The plot follows several young heroes who embark on a difficult and dangerous journey to obtain the ancient and symbolically significant sword, Akinak. Throughout their adventure, they face various challenges and come to understand the true meaning of friendship, loyalty, and courage. The film places special emphasis on themes of adventure and patriotism.

Statue

Dursun, a Turkish man, arrives in Azerbaijan but loses everything due to alcoholism. Unexpectedly, he resembles a broken statue in businessman Bekir’s house and agrees to pose as it for money. However, the mafia, led by Abbas, tries to steal the statue, placing Dursun in the middle of chaos. In the end, he uses a clever plan to save both himself and the homeowner.

Olimpia

The film tells the heartwarming tale of Ilgar Suleymanov, a former Olympic medalist who has settled into a quiet life in his hometown. Despite having close friends and a love for fishing, Ilgar is haunted by his loneliness and lack of direction. However, when an unexpected visitor arrives at his doorstep, Ilgar's life takes an exciting and unexpected turn, leading him on a journey that will take him from Azerbaijan to the distant shores of Cuba. This poignant and uplifting film explores the universal themes of friendship, love, and the search for meaning in a touching and unforgettable way.

Uzeyir's Life

The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.

Trap

The film takes place in Karabakh, where Baku students come to help build a settlement for refugees. Among them are two young lovers, Tural and Gunel. One night, they witness a failed sabotage attempt by Armenian militants, which Tural manages to record on his video camera. The footage shows explosions, armed extremists, and an unmarked helicopter, becoming key evidence. Realizing this, the enemies decide to eliminate the unwanted witness.

Sariyya

For eighth-grade honor student Sariyya, her wedding and the geography olympiad fall on the same day. The film tells the story of a 14-year-old girl's struggle for education against her family's expectations.

Hail

The film based on Agil Abbas's novel about Nagorno-Karabakh War. The film tells about the heroism of the sons of Azerbaijan, who fought for the Motherland to the last drop of blood in spite of everything in the Karabakh war.

The Swing of the Coffin Maker

Azerbaijan. Yagub has nothing left but beats his disabled son Musa until a shattering message brings about a sudden turn.

I Want to Get Married

A young craftsman Shamil lives in a small town. Everyone respects him for his good hat-making skills and his kind and cheerful disposition. He falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy merchant, Kamyab, and she loves him back. But the father doesn’t want his daughter to marry a poor man. Shamil’s friends help him kidnap the girl. However, the friends betray Shamil for the sake of money and the operation fails.

The Last Supper

The sudden death of his father at a dinner party organized on the eve of Alakbar's wedding, which is about to be married, creates an atmosphere of mourning instead of celebration, setting the rest of the film on a family's grieving and reliving emotions.

Sound of the Pipe

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.

Baladadash's first love

The film explores the purity and nobility of first love. However, this love is unfortunately unrequited, and Baladadash (Shamil Suleymanov) lives by the words of the song featured in the film: “I would never let my love for you diminish your respect for me.”

Death Queue

There are issues of spirituality, morality, love and loyalty in the center of the dramatic story that took place in one of the villages around Baku.

Salt, Pepper to Taste

A young woman seeks escape from the suffocating atmosphere at home and the Azerbaijani capital Baku is portrayed as a wonderful, blue-grey intermediate zone where modernity and tradition collide. In the words of Allen Ginsberg: "None of us understand what we're doing, but we do beautiful things anyway."

Baku, I Love You

The film anthology includes 10 short films: "Asia", "Meeting", "Artist", "Yard", "Bahram Gur", "Lottery Ticket", "Caspian Atlantis", "About love", "Aysel" and "Coincidence". Each screenplay in the project reflects different moments in the life of Baku. Short films bring to life relationships between people, their love and longing, happy and sad moments. The main hero uniting these people, relations and different moments of life is the city of Baku.

Stain

The series is about criminal love. There are mistakes in life that cannot be overcome. They remain like a stain on a person.

Girls

Baku. The beginning of the 21st century. The reality of the time comes to life through the eyes of four ladies. Each of these girls has her own destiny, her own world, her own outlook on life. Although their characters are different, there is a higher force that binds them together: friendship! But who are these girls?

Betrayal

Azerbaijani family drama.

The Abandoned

The difficult fate of children who grow up in boarding schools and the difficulties of their adaptation to society.

Citizen A

Almaz is assigned to a rural school far from the city. Arriving in the village, Almaz fights against illegalities, arbitrariness and women's rights in the school where she teaches.