Movies Similar to The Winds blow in Baku

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.

Garib in the Land of Jinn(1977)

My Seven Sons(1970)

This film was based on Samad Vurgun's "Komsomol poem". Seven sons, like seven samurai become the seven komsomols (communist leaders) who were sent to a village to establish Soviet power. Seven sons become the romanticized images of people's heroes ready to take revenge.

Two Boys from the Same District(1957)

Childhood friends Ahmet and Nuri, the sons of poor farmers, grew up together, studied together, and worked together in a factory. Together, they publish the magazine Light, which opposes the colonial policies of foreign capital and military pacts. After their first imprisonment, the friends' paths diverge: Nuri betrays his convictions and joins a reactionary newspaper. His life is now safe, but he finds no joy or peace. Meanwhile, Ahmet, having become one of the main enemies of the reactionaries, attracts more and more patriots to his side.

The Peasants(1939)

You Can't Take an Island with You(1980)

A young girl is trying to save an island which is endangered by nearby construction.

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...

In the Fire(1978)

Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.

Real Friend(1959)

The film is about two fishermen who went through difficult ordeal during the shipwreck.

The Bay of Happiness(1978)

The film is about the first oil-well in the world in the world in the 1920th.

The Fires of Baku(1950)

Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.

A Family(1943)

The film is about the Soviet People's patriotism and friendship.

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.”

The Twenty Six Comissars(1966)

The film is about dramatic revolutionary events happened in 1918 in Baku.

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

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

Mystery of the Ship Clock(1983)

The chain of adventures of a young ten-year-old Baku boy Alik who ran away from home led him to Odesa. Here, the boy made friends with his peers and many other people, and learned his first life lessons. He returned home accompanied by his father and mother, for whom their son's escape became a test of the family's strength.

The Hope(1995)

The film is about war in Garabagh and when we look at wounded solider we see our son, brother or father.

The Chest Found from the Fortress(1982)

About adventures of two schoolboys dreaming to find treasures.

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.

Babek(1979)

It is an epic movie about an Azerbaijani martur-hero who revolted against the Arab invasion of the 7th century.