The Frenchman

Jan 1, 1995

0h 51m

★ 0.0

SHAME ON WHO CONDEMNS US!

Overview

Story of a painter hiding in the attic claiming to be French and refusing to speak Azerbaijani even with his family. To return him to his roots, his family and in-laws try different methods.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

VM and Ogtay Film Studio

Ilham Newspaper

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Zərnigar

Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva

Əlibala

Farman Abdullayev

Tərcüməçi

Ujal Hagverdiyev

Atabala

Yashar Nuri

Əlibalanın nişanlısı

Saida Guliyeva

Atabalanın arvadı

Nuriya Akhmedova

Şair

Ilyas Tapdig

Meyxana ustası

Aghasalim Childagh

Sünnətçi

Mukhtar Maniyev

Sünnətçinin köməkçisi

Huseyn Muradov

Dayı

Shamil Makhmudbekov

Atabalanın atası

Mansur Mammadov

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