
The Scoundrel
Drama · Comedy
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.
Top Cast


Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Khattam Askerov
Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Khattam Askerov


Hasanagha Turabov
Hasanagha Turabov
Gazanfar Mamedovich
Hasanagha Turabov
Gazanfar Mamedovich


Yashar Nuri
Yashar Nuri
Mashalla
Yashar Nuri
Mashalla


Larisa Borodina
Larisa Borodina
Irada
Larisa Borodina
Irada
Agagusein Kerimov
Agagusein Kerimov
Mirza-baba
Agagusein Kerimov
Mirza-baba


Hamlet Xanizadeh
Hamlet Xanizadeh
Alesker Abbasovich
Hamlet Xanizadeh
Alesker Abbasovich


Malik Dadashev
Malik Dadashev
molla
Malik Dadashev
molla


Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva
Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva
mother-in-law
Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva
mother-in-law


Hadji Ismailov
Hadji Ismailov
wanderer
Hadji Ismailov
wanderer


Basti Jafarova
Basti Jafarova
Alesker's secretary
Basti Jafarova
Alesker's secretary
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