Ibrahim Azeri
2021Во имя Бога
Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh
Mirzaagha Aliyev, Mustafa Mardanov
Religiously themed early Soviet propaganda film in Azerbaijan against Islam. Unlike earlier propaganda films in the region, this was actually made by an (nearly) all Azeri cast and crew and directed by an Azeri filmmaker that would go on to be famous amongst his own people, despite his early collusion with the new ruling government. At the center of the film is a greed Molla (holy man in Azeri Islam) who has been cheating one of the local peasants for years out of all types of goods and services, and then delighting over his success in an very un-religious, specifically un-Islamic, way. Once the Revolution takes place and the Bolsheviks arrive, the peasant is empowered and realizes the deception on the part of the Molla and takes him to the newly set up "People's Court," where is finds justice and the Molla is punished.
In the Name of God
Легенда о Девичьей башне
Vladimir Ballyuzek
Sofia Jozeffi, Vahram Papazyan
The plot of the film is taken from the legend of the Azerbaijan Maiden Tower. According to legend shirvanshah fell in love with his daughter and wanted to marry her. Learning of this daughter Shirvanshah jumped from the top of the tower in the Caspian Sea.
Maiden Tower Legend
Mollanın Sərgüzəşti
T. Sasanpur
Mohsun Sanani, Nasiba Zeynalova
Фильм рассказывает о приключениях муллы, который рассматривает все виды преступного мошенничества, которые происходят под завесой религии, что навязывает необычный образ жизни за счёт верующих. Но в один прекрасный день он встречает старого друга и всё рушится.
Molla's Adventure