The Scoundrel
May 31 1988
•2h 30m
•Drama, 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.
Cast
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Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Hatam
Hasanagha Turabov
Gazanfar
Yashar Nuri
Mashalla
Larisa Borodina
Irada
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