Taghiyev: Oil

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Taghiyev: Oil (2024)

Directed by Zaur Gasimli

Drama, History · 1h 44m

August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Zaur Gasimli
Screenplay
Ismayil Imanov, Asif Isgandarli, Zaur Gasimli
Director of Photography
Vladimir Artemyev
Original Music Composer
Etibar Əsədli
Editor
Əsgər Rəhimov
Producer
Orman Aliyev

Details

Original title
Tağıyev: Neft
Release date
2024-11-07
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
AZ
Spoken languages
Azerbaijani, Russian
Countries
Azerbaijan
Production
Baku Media Center, Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azerbaijan Republic Ministry of Culture