Movies Similar to Interrogation

On Distant Shores(1958)

The film portrays the life of the legendary Azerbaijani guerrilla of the Second World War Mehdi Huseynzadeh, who fought the Nazi forces in the present-day Italy and Slovenia, hence the film's name On distant shores referring to the Adriatic Sea.

Tahmina(1993)

This Azerbaijani romantic drama depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society.

The Last Mountain Pass(1971)

Based on a novel by Farman Karimzade, the movie shows the life in an Azerbaijani village under the Soviet rule in 1930s. Here two former "beys" (land owners) are opposing each other. One is loyal to the ideology of the past and can't reconcile himself to the new power, to second rejects the past and accepts the power of the Bolsheviks, believing that it will establish justice.

The Devil under the Windshield(1988)

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

Pomegranate Orchard(2017)

Inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, the film follows a prodigal son who returns after 12 years. His reappearance at the family home in rural Azerbaijan significantly alters their way of life.

Down the River(2014)

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.

Fortress(2008)

A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.

Stepmother(1958)

The film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real mother only after some difficult events for her and child.

Under the Burning Sun(1957)

The hero of the film coming to the village for a short while decided to stay there by his medical duty.

If I Die, Forgive Me(1989)

A soldier recently returned home finds it hard to scrape by, and the girl he loved married.

I wasn't Beautiful then(1968)

After the novel of the same name of B.Bayramov. The film is about life during war, about postwoman.

The Tempestuous Kura(1969)

After the novel of the same name of I.Shykhly. The film is about new intelligenzia in Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century.

Structure of the Moment(1980)

Execution Day(1990)

After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.

The Telephone Operator(1962)

The film is about young girl and her first love.

Garden Season(1985)

Sabuhi(1941)

The film is dedicated to the life and creative work of the great Azerbaijani educator, playwright, and philosopher, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, affectionately known as Sabuhi, meaning “man of the morning.”

Fair Wind(1973)

Jan Vacek, a revolutionary of Czech origin, organizes the retreat of communist troops in Baku after the Bolshevik Revolution, following the fall of the local commune...

Murder in the Night Train(1990)

The film is about lad who joined the underworld, after coming from Afghan war.

Sound of the Pipe(1975)

The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.