The Scoundrel

Nan
1h 30m
1988
5.3 /10 (7)

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.

Country : Soviet Union
Languages : Azərbaycan, Pусский
Released Date: 1988-05-31

Top Billed Cast

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

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