The Scoundrel

May 31, 1988

1h 30m

★ 5.3

Overview

Film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Hatam

Mamuka Kikaleishvili

Gazanfar

Hasanagha Turabov

Mashalla

Yashar Nuri

Irada

Larisa Borodina

Mirza

Aghahuseyn Karimov

Alasgar

Hamlet Khanizadeh

Molla

Malik Dadashov

Zarnigar Aghakishiyeva

Hadji

Hadji Ismailov

Alasgar's Secretary

Basti Jafarova

Rasim Balayev

Hatam's Ex-wife

Saida Guliyeva

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