Directing

Elman Sheydayev

Born October 6, 1954 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR (age 71)

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Known For

The Devil under the WindshieldThe Devil under the Windshield · 1988
The Devil under the Windshield
8.31988
MovieThrillerMystery
A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
ShortShort · 2018
Short
2018
MovieDrama
"Short" tells the story of Sakhavat who lives in a village, where, according to a tradition, nobody allows their daughter to get married to someone who has never served in the military.
The Window of SadnessThe Window of Sadness · 1986
The Window of Sadness
5.31986
MovieDrama
Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.
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.
Sughra and Her SonsSughra and Her Sons · 2021
Sughra and Her Sons
6.02021
MovieDrama
1945. The women do the work in a remote village while the men are fighting the Nazis. A small group of deserters is hiding in the mountains and little Bahtiyar acts as the liaison between the men and the village.
The HopeThe Hope · 1995
The Hope
1995
MovieDramaWar
The film is about war in Garabagh and when we look at wounded solider we see our son, brother or father.
The PoetThe Poet · 1991
The Poet
7.51991
MovieDramaHistory
The film is dedicated to the memory of the great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli by the relic-gazalakh, and the lyric poet Aliaga Vahid. The poet's life is presented in chronological order. The authors do not clearly indicate the names of the people who covered Vahid. They tried to create a generalized artistic image using some of the master poet's masterpieces from his difficult life.
The Jinn in MicrodistrictThe Jinn in Microdistrict · 1986
The Jinn in Microdistrict
8.01986
MovieComedyScience Fiction
The events in the film take place in one of the modern cities. The editor-in-chief Rustam Agayev (Egit Iskenderov) finds an ancient lamp placed in the jaw. For the talented but poor character Rustam, this lamp shatters the sky. With the help of jinn, the young man suceeds: his play is made on anchor; his girlfriend, Maya (Natalia Tagiyeva), agrees to marry him, and the bar is in the apartment. But Rustam wants to achieve everything. When the jinn throws away his "owner," he unveils the secret: a person must believe in his own power, and there must be a strong desire to create miracles.

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