Movies Similar to The Jinn in Microdistrict

Arshin Takes a Wife(1945)

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

The Mother in Law(1978)

The movie is about relations between mother and her daughter-in-law.

The Engagement Ring(1991)

Moshu’s family and their neighbours go to a seaside motel to spend their summer vacation. Things get awkward after Sara loses her engagement ring.

The Contact(1990)

In search of housing, a student stumbles upon an advertisement for renting an apartment at a very reasonable fee—and promptly agrees with a woman who recently laid her son to rest, complying with all her conditions. The young man settles into the apartment and gradually becomes a witness to inexplicable mystical phenomena.

The Road Story(1981)

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 Kidnapping of Groom(1985)

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.

Structure of the Moment(1980)

Uzeyir's Life(1981)

The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.

The Birthday Party(1977)

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.

By the Bluest of Seas(1936)

Two men shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian Sea are saved by members of a collective farm, where they work on its fishing boats and woo the young woman leading the fishermen.

All For The Best(1997)

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.

Sevil(1970)

The film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera of the same name by Fikret Amirov. Sevil became the first film opera in the history of Azerbaijani cinema.

I Compose a Song(1978)

A story about ten years old Sona - a very talented young singer whose parents are not so happy about her singing.

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You(1981)

In early 20th-century Azerbaijan, two circus artists travel to a village where one of them was born, unaware of the danger and adventure that await them.

Ulduz(1964)

The film is about of village life. After the same name operetta musical comedy.

Welcome, My Angel(2008)

Not looking that a film is told about personal human fortunes here in the foreground there are the most noble raised human lines.

Don't Step in-He'll Kill You(1991)

The film is about fellows spending time on the shore and about some events.

The Scoundrel(1988)

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.

Where is Ahmad?(1964)

When his parents try to marry him to their neighbors' daughter, Ahmad runs away from home and his family try to find him.

The Last Night of Childhood(1968)

Murad, a young man fails the entrance exam to the Institute and starts working at the meat factory. His cousin Rustam, a worker on a building site, fights with him against the dishonest people who sell pieces of meat from the factory. After a series of dramatic situations, Murad and Rustam manage to uncover the thieves.