Mekhriban Zeki
Also Known As: Mehriban Mürvət qızı Zəki, Mehriban Zaki, Mehriban Zeki, Mexriban Zeki, Mexriban Zaki
Biography: Mehriban Murvat qizi Zaki (born December 18, 1966, Baku) is an Azerbaijani theater and film actress, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2018), presidential awardee. She appeared in many feature films produced by "Azerbaijanfilm" film studio. She has also performed as a lyricist and vocalist in films.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Baku, USSR, [now Azerbaijan]
Birthday: December 18, 1966
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Gender: Female
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Ali and Nino
Overview: Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-27
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The Family
Overview: January 1990, Baku. The Soviet Union hasn't collapsed yet. Around 300 thousand Azeri have been forsed out from their homes in Armenia and Daghlig Garabagh. Rallies of protest, political meetings spring up in Baku. The old patriarch, Ismail gathers under his roof distant relatives, people of different nationalities, beliefs, and ideas. The old man is tortured by everything happening around him: unrest in the city as well as discord and discarder in his own overpopulated apartment. All his efforts to preserve the family are in vain. People want to live separately. Former friends become bitter enemies because of the senseless aggression.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Melody of Space
Overview: An old violinist thinks over his past life on the eve of the 80th birthday. His reflections result in looking for once composed but then forgotten melody. A chance meeting with dancer Rena takes him away to his lost love. He realizes that a person who has betrayed himself is doomed to tragic finale.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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There, Where the Rivers Merge
Overview: A man goes to prison for years for a crime his cousin committed. After his release he moves to his native village and lives a simple life. But when his cousin comes to visit, his old thoughts of revenge return.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2004-08-02
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The Hope
Overview: The film is about war in Garabagh and when we look at wounded solider we see our son, brother or father.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Black-and-White Nights
Overview: A classic and at the same time unrealistic and phantasmagoric love story with betrayal and hatred. A woman's ruthless hatred of her husband suddenly starts to surface in the programs of the TV channel she has co-founded with her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Hotel Room
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: az
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Good Bye, Southern City
Overview: The film takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku at the end of the 1980s. At this time, the Soviet Union was starting to fall apart, and with this came the start of a number of ethnic conflicts. Fariz and his family move into a Baku apartment block from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh. Fariz's relations with his new neighbors are strained by his accusations that it was people like them who failed to support the Azeris in their conflict with ethnic Armenians. The only one who stands up to him is Alik, who acts as peacemaker between him and the older inhabitants of the building. Alik has no reservations about brandishing his gun in order to keep the peace. One day, the apartment managers want to evict a number of musicians who have been squatting in the basement. Alik gets involved, but soon discovers the situation is more complicated that he first believed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2006-09-04
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Inner City
Overview: "At some point," Rafael tells Arzu, "people walk together ... and then their ways part ... each destined to follow the labyrinth of their own inner city ..." Arzu, a young girl growing up in contemporary Azerbaijan, falls in love with Rafael, her piano teacher's son, a veteran of the Karabakh War. Twice her age and unable to escape from the ravages of war, Rafael is forced to live on the edge of a society that sees him as a 'cripple.' Arzu, desperate to escape from the same repressive society which confines women to a strict, narrow path, chooses Rafael over her family and friends - but threatened by Arzu's mother, and guided by the wisdom born out of his own brokenness, Rafael makes the supreme sacrifice of love ...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2016-11-12
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Liars
Overview: A young woman with a broken family is looking for happiness. She wants to remarry to get rid of loneliness, so she decides to use the Internet. The film also reflects the impact of the current transition period, economic and political changes on the intellectual families of Baku. But more women and their psychology came to the fore. The psychological crises of a modern woman, family relationships are reflected in the film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2008-01-10
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The Fate of the Ruler
Overview: This historical movie is about the situation of Ganja and Karabakh khanates between Russia and Iran war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2008-05-12
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A Man of the Third Day
Overview: The film tells the story of a man, who was in prison when the invaders occupied his native land. When he gets out from prison, he tries to find ways to visit his parents’ graves, which are located on the occupied lands now.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2017-06-30
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Down the River
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2014-12-19
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Azerbaijani Atabegs
Overview: The film highlights the lives and deeds of Azerbaijani atabegs Shams ad-Din Eldeniz and Kara Sungur, who played a key role in strengthening the state in the 12th century. Shams ad-Din Eldeniz, the first great atabeg of Azerbaijan, leads successful campaigns, reclaiming territories and uniting the country under his rule. Kara Sungur, the ruler of Aran, engages in political intrigues and military campaigns to protect his lands and influence the sultanate. The film depicts their struggle for power, military achievements, and complex relations with allies and enemies.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: az
Release Date: 2024-12-05
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