The Scoundrel
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1988-05-31
Status
Released
Original Language
Azerbaijani
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5.3
Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Hatam
Hasanagha Turabov
Gazanfar
Yashar Nuri
Mashalla
Larisa Borodina
Irada
Aghahuseyn Karimov
Mirza
Hamlet Khanizadeh
Alasgar
Malik Dadashov
Molla
Zarnigar Aghakishiyeva
Hadji Ismailov
Hadji
Basti Jafarova
Alasgar's Secretary
Rasim Balayev
Saida Guliyeva
Hatam's Ex-wife
Mukhtar Maniyev
Eldaniz Zeynalov
Hatam's Colleague
Rahib Aliyev
Hatam's Colleague
Zohra Shirinova
Nazim Aghayev
Driver Mukhtar
Lala Baghirova
Secretary
Ali Musayev
Brilliant Dadashova
Neighbour
Namkhuda Usubaliyev
Mansur Mammadov
Hasanagha
Arif Quliyev
Hamlet Gurbanov
Photographer
Ulkar Guliyeva
Talat Rahmanov
Balayan
Cahangir Aslanoglu
Bahram
Arif Karimov
Ruslan Nasirov
Nuriya Ahmadova
Ramiz Melikov
Bahadur Aliyev
Alasgar Mammadoglu
Huseyn Muradov
Minister
Mubariz Alikhanoghlu
Fikrat Mammadov
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