Movies by Hadji Ismailov

Qız qaçırtma

Qız qaçırtma

Kidnapping a bride goes wrong when two men realize they kidnapped the bride’s twin.

The Devil under the Windshield

The Devil under the Windshield

A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish

The Kidnapping of Groom

The Kidnapping of Groom

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.

The Road Story

The Road Story

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.

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

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.

Structure of the Moment

Structure of the Moment

The Scream

The Scream

Shot during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, "Fəryad" is only one of its kind. Following the Khojaly Massacre, Ismayil, an officer tasked with collecting the bodies, crosses enemy lines to avenge the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. There he gets captured by Armenians and waits for the day to be exchanged for an enemy POW.

It Must Be So

It Must Be So

The heroes of the film could find the way out from the embarrassing situation they were in.

In Front of a Closed Door

In Front of a Closed Door

Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure

Mustafa works as a guide in Shaki (the city in Azerbaijan) and decides traveling to Turkey for making a trade to get some money. When his spouse and him went there, unexpected processes started to happen.