Taghiyev: Oil

Taghiyev: Oil (2024)

Tağıyev: Neft

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.

Date of release
2024-11-07
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Zaur Gasimli
Collection
Taghiyev. The Tetralogy

Casting

Interesting facts

Taghiyev: Oil is a 2024 Azerbaijani historical biographical drama film co-written and directed by Zaur Gasimli. It follows the life and work of philanthropist Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, played by Parviz Mamedrzaev. The film is the first installment of Zeynalabdin Taghiyev's tetralogy, followed by Taghiyev: The Tsar (2025), Taghiyev: Sona (2025) and Taghiyev: School (2026).

Production

Principal photography lasted 136 days over 1 year in over 70 locations.

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