Movies by Elmira Shabanova

The Morning

The Morning

After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

Mystery of the Ship Clock

Mystery of the Ship Clock

After the story of the same name of Rustam Ibrahimbeyov.

Last Night of Last Year

Last Night of Last Year

The film is dedicated to a mother who protects the warmth of her hearth, the peace and well-being of her family.

The Misfortune

The Misfortune

The hero of the film put out the fire. The film is about his heroism.

The Circle

The Circle

The film is about political events which took place in 1989.

Strange Time

Strange Time

The film is about a young woman nursing her father, when things don't go to plan.

The Window of Sadness

The Window of Sadness

Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.

The 40th Door

The 40th Door

Fourteen-year-old Rustam lives with his mother in a village; his father was killed by the Russian mafia. After his father's death, Rustam tries to provide for himself and his mother without resorting to illegal money-making schemes. But his dream is to join a music band. The title of the film refers to an Azerbaijani fairy tale about saving a princess from a house with 40 doors; no one has succeeded in opening the last door, and thus its secret remains hidden. The villagers have named their village the 40th door as well.

Good Bye, Southern City

Good Bye, Southern City

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 t...