Yashar Nuri
Also Known As: Яшар Нури , Yaşar Nuri, Yaşar Nuriyev
Biography: Yashar Nuri (Azerbaijani: Yaşar Nuri) was an Azerbaijani film, television and theater actor and a member of the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He appeared in more than fifty Azeri and Soviet era films, as well as more than 100 television and stage roles. On the stage first came out at the age of 11, playing the role of Tapdyga in the play "Whose wedding is this?" At the Azerbaijan State Theater of Musical Comedy. While studying at school, he was a leading child and youth programmer, participated in drama circles. In 1968 he graduated from secondary school No. 173 in Baku and entered the faculty of film acting of the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts for the course of famous teachers Rza Tahmasib and Aliheydar Alakbarov. During his studies he played roles in several productions, including "Sevil" (Balash), "Wedding" (Salmanov), "Guilty Without Guilt" (Neznamov), etc. In 1972, after graduating from the institute, he served in the army for a year and, having returned, worked as an actor in the educational theater of the Institute. In 1974, at the invitation of the chief director of the Academic National Drama Theater, he was accepted into the acting company of the collective. From the very first days of work he took part in many theater productions. In 1975, the actor married Rakhime khanum, his wife was a doctor. From marriage has two daughters (Ulkar, Ulviyya). He was also known as a movie actor. Nuri starred in about 50 feature films and more than 100 television productions. Many of the television dramas in which he starred in the main role, entered the gold fund of Azerbaijani television. Among them, "When Roads Meet", "Life Paths", "Houses Along", "The Disturbed Piano", "In the train" and others. The actor has played memorable roles in the well-known films"The Kidnapping of Fiance", "Bastard", "Check", "The Road Story". In addition to the theater, Yashar Nuri collaborated with radio. He was a participant in many humorous radio programs ("Good Morning", "Evening of Laughter"). In the film studio "Azerbaijanfilm" he voiced many local films and dubbed foreign films. Y. Nuri was also the director of a number of films and performances. He was the director of the movie "Thank you" (Спасибо). Y. Nuri's jubilees are always held solemnly. In 1981, in the 30-year anniversary of Y. Nuri, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time. In 1991, for his role in the film "Bastard" received a state award. In 1996, for the 45th birthday of the actor, in 2001, for the 50th anniversary, feature films "Yashar of Our Scene" ("Səhnəmizin Yaşarı"), "Yashar is whom he is" (Yaşar olduğu kimi) were made. In 2011, the 60th anniversary of Yashar Nuri was solemnly celebrated at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater. In 1989, he was named a People's Artist of Azerbaijan, as the country was part of the Soviet Union at the time, and awarded the Shohrat Order. Yashar Nuri passed away on the morning of November 22, 2012 in Baku.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan
Adult: No
Birthday: September 03, 1951
Age: 73 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 22, 2012
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Məşədi İbad 94

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Genres: Comedy Action Music
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2005-12-24
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In the Train

Overview: The events take place in the train. Some passengers shows great respect for Mr. Dadashov, but who is Mr. Dadashov?
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Be Human!

Overview: Mrs. Leyli intends to marry a younger person. But since that person is already married and hides it at the first meeting, their love does not happen.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Yarımştat

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Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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National Bomb

Overview: In capital city Baku, eminent editor Yusef Abranov (Mustafayev regular Avtandil Makharadze) and director Mehmet (Yashar Nuri) 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2004-06-21
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The Road Story

Overview: After learning that his daughter is in love with a truck driver, corrupt Housing Office director tries to make use of his service in a last smuggle operation, then break his promise and marry her to someone else. This comedy is mainly about the dark sides of the Soviet bureucracy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1981-02-20
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The Kidnapping of Groom

Overview: Being unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make a film about real wedding event. Though the stubborn father of bride resists approval the plan.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1985-10-08
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The Dream

Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Unfinished Song

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Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1979-07-23
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The Window of Sadness

Overview: Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1986-06-26
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Uzeyir's Life

Overview: The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1981-12-20
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The Jinn in Microdistrict

Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Music
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1986-02-15
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The Window

Overview: The film reveals the contradictions between the "educating" teachers and the "educated" students in the school, which is actually an orphanage and a boarding school, where lawlessness, violence, hypocrisy, and cruelty prevail. Forced to live in such contradictory conditions, but unable to adapt to these conditions, little Ahsan, who misses his native home, finds the only way out - he perishes by throwing himself out of the window. The film was shot on the basis of the motifs of Isi Malikzade's story "Nowruz Holiday of Wanderers".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Birthday Party

Overview: This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.
Genres: Drama Family Music
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1977-02-11
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The Devil under the Windshield

Overview: A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
Genres: Thriller Mystery Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1988-07-01
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In the Fire

Overview: Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1978-12-01
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Four Sundays

Overview: After the novelette of the same name of Huseyn Abbaszadeh. The film is about friends' meeting who fought together as a partisans in Belorussian detached force.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1974-11-20
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The Joke

Overview: Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1990-01-10
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When the Owl Flies

Overview: After the novelette of the same name of M.Ibrahimbeyov. Tahir is twelwe. His parents are seperating and he is troubled by incident which impels his guestion the nature of relations between men and women.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1978-07-31
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The Scoundrel

Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1988-05-31
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The Diversion

Overview: After fulfilling his duty in Afghan War, Zaur returns to his home Baku. He is trying to clarify the truth when he heard that his father was arrested.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1989-02-18
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Execution Day

Overview: After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1990-02-11
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Wait for the Signal from the Sea

Overview: The film is about commissary Chingiz Ildirim.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1986-09-14
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All For The Best

Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Beast

Overview: The movie tells about the tragedy of miserable people who turned to dogs. A group of people who desperately seeks for a job is abducted and forced to labor like slaves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Basement

Overview: After many years of effort and patience, she failed to save her family. She watched with pain as her husband, an architect by training, was ruining his life with idleness and melancholy. Unable to bear the boredom of life together, she leaves home...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1990-12-01
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Painful Roads

Overview: The movie is based on Azerbaijani folk tale "Malikmammad and the Three Princes".
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Family
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1982-03-18
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The Frenchman

Overview: The film is about people who don't like national traditions and being Azerbaijani after returning from Europe.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Istanbul Plane

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Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2010-06-10
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Müqəddəs Oda Yanaram

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Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Poet

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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Yellow Leaves in Summer

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Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1986-05-15
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The Music Teacher

Overview: The film is about the music teacher who came to the village to teach the children.
Genres: Music
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1983-10-15
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Mesozoic Story

Overview: After the novelette of the same name of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1976-05-30
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I'm Coming Home

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Genres: War
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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This Wonderful, Wonderful World

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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Hello from the Other World

Overview: The film addresses universal issues, urging people to stay vigilant, distinguish good from evil, truth from falsehood, and to view life with open eyes.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1991-11-01
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The Boy on the White Horse

Overview: At the end of the Garabagh war, a young Azeri man, who has been witness to the martyrdom of many people and the dispatch of his friends and relatives to the war front, mounts a white horse and without informing his family sets out for the front, He joins the relief work group in spite of the objections of the commander of the forces, until...
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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My White City

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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1994-04-09
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Surayya

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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1987-09-15
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The Lion Ran Away from the House

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Genres: Comedy Adventure Family Music TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1977-06-15
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Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree

Overview: After the story of the same name of Akram Aylisli.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1984-01-31
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The Musicians from Bremen

Overview: The classic story about a musicians from Bremen is told in not so classical way.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2000-06-06
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Find Us in the Mountains

Overview: The film tells about the life of geologists searching for alunites in the Dashkesan mountains.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy

Overview: The second of the series of films "Dede Qorqud Oguznameli".
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz

Overview: Aruz, who lost his son during migration, one day finds a strange creature with one eye on his head, brings him to the village and raises him as his own cub. Years pass, Aruz finds his missing son, and Grandpa Gorgud names him Basat. Tepegoz, who has already grown up and finished painting, starts eating people one day. When the people found out about this, they kicked Tepagöz out of the village. After Tepagoz's mother, the fairy, bathed him in the lake of Kir, he is no longer affected by weapons, and Tepagoz made a condition in front of the people that they should bring one man and 500 sheep every day. If not, he will raze the whole place to the ground. Seeing that Oban is in such a difficult situation, Dede Gorgud says, "Basat is the only solution." As a result of the dream he saw, Basat, who returned from his trip incomplete, tricks Tepegoz and defeats him and saves the people from trouble.
Genres: Animation History Fantasy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Be Human! 2

Overview: The film tells the story of a producer named Sarkhan. He makes a girl named Vafa a famous singer, but everything does not go as he thought. Vafa not only does not appreciate his efforts, but even denies them. Betrayed, Sarkhan decides to leave show business life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2006-10-01
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Be Human! 3

Overview: Zeynal marries a woman he considers wealthy - Naiba. However, things do not go as he expected and unexpected events happen to Zeynal.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2007-09-02
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Magic Lantern

Overview: Nazim, a visionary and a dreamer, accidentally finds himself in a cave, where he meets an old woman who has seven sons. Nazim lied to them that he was an excellent student at school and they decided to check him out. And no matter what the boy did, no matter what he said, the "magic lantern" pointed out all his lies…
Genres: Animation Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1987-01-09
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Music with Xash

Overview: '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
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1984-01-10
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Ac Həriflər

Overview: The events and conversations that took place in one of the typical Azerbaijani city’s eateries in the early 20th century, more precisely at Həsən Dayı’s eatery, bring to life the atmosphere of that era.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1993-04-24
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Kişiləri qoruyun

Overview: Orkhan is Jeyran's fiancé. However, one day, after he leaves Jeyran alone with a bear at the zoo and runs away, they have a falling out. Jeyran falls in love with Zaur, who works at the zoo in the guise of a bear. When it comes to marriage, Orkhan decides to take revenge on Zaur and Jeyran on their wedding day. And with the help of his friend, he steals the groom on the wedding day. But in the end, good triumphs over evil.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Nigarançılıq

Overview: Gurbanali Bey is a slave of the officials of Tsarist Russia. If they say die, he dies, if they say stay, he stays. After Gurbanali Bey gets drunk at a party, he invites all the guests to his house, but they say that a drunkard has no memory. The Bey, who forgets this, falls into a bad situation and is disgraced...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Evləri köndələn yar

Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1982-12-31
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Evləri göydələn yar

Overview: This film follows the events of the first film 28 years later.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Nakas

Overview: This story is about a person who dosen’t have a life of his own, but lives the life of others. His own individuality is lost, making him a misfit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Obituary

Overview: The film follows the news of the illness of the institute's department head, Professor Abdulla, spreading throughout the institute with lightning speed. Shamil, who hears from Dr. Mamish that his condition is absolutely critical, begins to prepare an obituary for Professor Abdulla, and even appeals to other officials to have himself appointed to his position.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Man with Green Glasses

Overview: The postman delivers a package with a dragon's head to Kazim who watches Alfred Hitchcock's films, to Zahra who reads fortunes with a computer, to Gariba who makes toys, to director Jahangir, to police chief Seifullah, and calls each of them to come to the address mentioned in the letter with the dragon's head. Those who arrive at the address called along with the dragon's head realize that the "postman", is actually their relative, who has gathered together guests who have not seen each other for a long time.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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The Man with Green Glasses 2

Overview: Nepotistic Gafar again takes action and investigates and learns that another relative, a man named Feyzulla, lives in the United States. Feyzulla writes a reply letter to Gafar, informing him that he will soon come to Baku. Gafar again gathers his old relatives together and opens the matter. At the same time, things get a little complicated when containers belonging to an American named Mr. Feyz arrive in Baku. Maybe Mr. Feyz is Feyzulla himself?...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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The Man with Green Glasses 3

Overview: Gafar wants to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Feyzulla, a man who has been dead for a year, and tries to bring the relatives together again...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Autumn Leaves of Summer Days

Overview: The events of the film take place in a remote mountain village. The film touches on an eternal theme - the problem of fathers and sons. It talks about the formation and maturation of the consciousness of adolescents under the dictates of the elders.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-15
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Here And There

Overview: A television play
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-09
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Acılar bitməz

Overview: Mehriban's family is against their marriage. After a long struggle, the desperate couple decides to flee to Turkey together. After living in Turkey for a while, they return to Baku with one last hope. However, Mehriban's mother Malahat separates them again, and Sarkhan is beaten. Living in a psychological abyss, Sarkhan leaves the country and goes to work in Russia. After working for a year and a half, when he returns home, he receives news of Mehriban's death and decides to raise his daughter, who was left to him by Mehriban, on his own...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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