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Orkhan Aghazadeh

Born August 30, 1988 · Lankaran, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan] (age 37)

ORKHAN AGHAZADEH – was born in Lenkoran, Azerbaijan on 30 August 1988. After getting his bachelor degree in “Journalism and Mass Communications” in the Baku Slavic University back in Azerbaijan, he became interested in making documentary films. In the meantime he got involved in advertising business writing and directing TVC’s. While working as a scriptwriter in a local television company he dis…

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LETTER TO LENINLETTER TO LENIN · 2013
LETTER TO LENIN
2013
MovieDocumentary
A letter sent to Lenin's Mausoleum changes the protagonist's entire life.
The WombThe Womb · 2021
The Womb
2021
Movie
A young girl finds herself in a quiet town in Portugal, where a peculiar and unsettling form of therapy opens up to her as the ideal way to conquer her overwhelming grief after a recent personal tragedy.
The Return of the ProjectionistThe Return of the Projectionist · 2024
The Return of the Projectionist
7.22024
MovieDocumentary
There may be a 50-year age difference between Samid and Ayaz, but they share a passion for film. Both are brimming with ideas to revive the cinema in their village in the hills of Azerbaijan. Once the long-awaited Holy Grail – a projector bulb – arrives after many months, the cinema is packed out with locals... But will the magic work?
The ChairsThe Chairs · 2018
The Chairs
9.02018
MovieDramaRomance
Kerim and Rena were in love, but had to marry other people. Despite the passing of time, their love is now prohibited and dangerous in the society they live in. They see each other every week on a hill where the villagers go to use their mobile phones, but they cannot express their feelings. They can only express their love secretly, through lights flashing in the dark of night.
The Mother-in-LawThe Mother-in-Law · 2018
The Mother-in-Law
2018
MovieComedy
The mother-in-law is very different from the mother-in-law of 40 years ago. The modern mother-in-law is the wife of one of the oligarchs. Living a luxurious life, Janan spends her days in massage parlors and shopping. However, like most mothers-in-law, she likes to interfere in her child's choices. So, although her son Fuad wants to marry the daughter of the maid who works in their house, Janan strongly objects, stating that she is not suitable for their family. Fuad, in turn, asks for help from his uncle Shohrat. They meet Ilgar, who presented the fake bride to the mother-in-law in the film 40 years ago. Ilgar introduces the foreign bride Mufita to Janan as the daughter of the king of Atruba. And all the adventures begin from then on.
Tunes of SanatoriumTunes of Sanatorium · 2022
Tunes of Sanatorium
2022
MovieDocumentary
For thirty years now, a dilapidated house has been providing essential asylum to war refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. Three generations, including the children and grandchildren of people made to leave their homes, struggle to scratch an existence on the outskirts of Baku. They are faced with common problems: loss of home, outrooting, sadness and illnesses.

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The Mother-in-LawThe Mother-in-Law · 2018
The Mother-in-Law
2018
MovieComedy
The mother-in-law is very different from the mother-in-law of 40 years ago. The modern mother-in-law is the wife of one of the oligarchs. Living a luxurious life, Janan spends her days in massage parlors and shopping. However, like most mothers-in-law, she likes to interfere in her child's choices. So, although her son Fuad wants to marry the daughter of the maid who works in their house, Janan strongly objects, stating that she is not suitable for their family. Fuad, in turn, asks for help from his uncle Shohrat. They meet Ilgar, who presented the fake bride to the mother-in-law in the film 40 years ago. Ilgar introduces the foreign bride Mufita to Janan as the daughter of the king of Atruba. And all the adventures begin from then on.

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