The Road Story

Feb 20, 1981

1h 12m

★ 4.7

Overview

After learning that his daughter is in love with a truck driver, corrupt Housing Office director tries to make use of his service in a last smuggle operation, then break his promise and marry her to someone else. This comedy is mainly about the dark sides of the Soviet bureucracy.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Gurban

Sayavush Aslan

Mustafa

Vakhtang Panchulidze

Zumrud

Hamida Omarova

Pasha

Kamil Magerramov

Makintosh

Yashar Nuri

Murshud

Hadji Ismailov

Sona

Sofa Basirzade

Ibadulla

Ceyhun Mirzäyev

Farid

Yusif Alizada

Adil Ismayilov

Shamsi

Mammadkamal Kazimov

Eldaniz Zeynalov

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