Elmar Imanov’s End of Season (Ende der Saison, 2019)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Rohan Crickmar
Imanov’s screenplay (co-written with Anar Imanov) is a scathing rally against sentimentalism.

Imam Hasanov’s Holy Cow (2015) and Salome Machaidze’s, David Meskhi’s and Tamuna Karumidze’s When the Earth Seems to Be Light (2015)

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Deeply skeptical of tradition, these two Caucasian documentaries look towards Europe for salvation.

Ilgar Safat’s The Precinct (Sahə, 2010)

Vol. 56 (August 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer lauds the dream sequences in Ilgar Safat’s drama, though he ultimately criticizes the film for resorting to tried and tested neorealist techniques.

Hamo Beknazarian’s Namus (1926)

Vol. 54 (June 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma analyzes the role of tradition in this silent classic from 1926.

Elçin Musaoğlu’s The 40th Door (40-cı qapı, 2009)

Vol. 54 (June 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer questions the neorealist elements in this film and asks why Azerbaijani films have not further explored magical realism as a style.

Asif Rustamov’s Down the River (Axınla aşağı, 2014)

Vol. 53 (May 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma wonders what makes this film Azerbaijani beyond its nationalistic slogans.

Rodion Ismailov’s My Kith and Kin (Doğma ocaq, 2012)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer reviews this documentary about a young Russian girl who visits her father's family in Azerbaijan for the first time.

Eileen Hofer’s He Was a Giant with Brown Eyes (2012)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Swiss helmer Eileen Hofer's first feature film is a docu-fiction about a Swiss teenager looking for her Azerbaijani origins.

Elchin Musaoglu’s Nabat (2014)

Vol. 49 (January 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer criticizes this film about the Nagorno-Karabakh War for individualizing the experience of war.

Elvin Adigozel and Ru Hasanov’s Chameleon (Buqälämun, 2013)

Vol. 49 (January 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz praises this first feature from Azerbaijan about a clash of generations.
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