The Scoundrel (1988 film)
| The Scoundrel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vagif Mustafayev |
| Produced by | Azerbaijanfilm |
| Written by |
Ramiz Fataliyev Vagif Mustafayev |
| Starring |
Mamuka Kikaleishvili Hasanagha Turabov Yashar Nuri Rasim Balayev |
| Edited by | G. Zhuravlyova |
Release dates | 1988 |
Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Azerbaijani, Russian |
The Scoundrel (Azerbaijani: Yaramaz, Russian: Мерзавец) is a full-length Azerbaijani film shot in Baku in 1988. Directed by Vagif Mustafayev, this comedy 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, played by Georgian actor Mamuka Kikaleishvili.
Cast
- Mamuka Kikaleishvili - Hatem
- Hasanagha Turabov - Gazanfar
- Yashar Nuri - Mashalla
- Larisa Borodina - Irada
- Aghahuseyn Kerimov - Mirza Baba
- Hamlet Khanizade - Alasgar
- Melik Dadashov - Hatem's co-worker
- Zernigar Aghakishiyeva - mother-in-law
- Haji Ismayilov - Haji
- Rasim Balayev - minister's assistant
- Saida Guliyeva - Hatem's wife
- Mukhtar Maniyev - thief
- Eldaniz Zeynalov - Hatem's co-worker
- Nazim Aghayev - Mukhtar
- Lala Baghirova - secretary
- Brilliant Dadashova - neighbor
- Talat Rahmanov - singer Balayan
- Jahangir Aslanoghlu - Bahram
- Chingiz Mustafayev - homeless
- Ramiz Melikov - dancer
- Basti Jafarova
- Huseyn Muradov - minister
See also
- Azerbaijani films of the 1980s