The Jinn in Microdistrict

Feb 15, 1986

1h 15m

★ 7.0

Overview

The events in the film take place in one of the modern cities. The editor-in-chief Rustam Agayev (Egit Iskenderov) finds an ancient lamp placed in the jaw. For the talented but poor character Rustam, this lamp shatters the sky. With the help of jinn, the young man suceeds: his play is made on anchor; his girlfriend, Maya (Natalia Tagiyeva), agrees to marry him, and the bar is in the apartment. But Rustam wants to achieve everything. When the jinn throws away his "owner," he unveils the secret: a person must believe in his own power, and there must be a strong desire to create miracles.

Genres

Comedy

Science Fiction

Music

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Rustam

Otkam Isgandarov

Jinn

Rashid Mahmudzadeh

Maya

Natalya Bagirova

Suleyman Ibn Davud

Tofik Mirzoyev

Fuad

Eldaniz Rasulov

Tofig

Ramiz Azizbeyli

Rauf

Omur Naghiyev

Mikail

Fikret Mamedov

Aflatun

Sayavush Aslan

Damirov

Gamlet Kurbanov

Azer

Yashar Nuri

Ali

Rasim Balayev

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