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The Scoundrel

DramaComedy1h 30m

5.9/10

5.9

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Storyline

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.

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Director

Vagif Mustafayev

ReleasedJan 16, 1989

StatusReleased

Original languageAzerbaijani

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Azerbaijanfilm

Cast

Mamuka Kikaleishvili

Mamuka Kikaleishvili

Khattam Askerov

Hasanagha Turabov

Hasanagha Turabov

Gazanfar Mamedovich

Yashar Nuri

Yashar Nuri

Mashalla

Larisa Borodina

Larisa Borodina

Irada

Agagusein Kerimov

Mirza-baba

Hamlet Xanizadeh

Hamlet Xanizadeh

Alesker Abbasovich

Malik Dadashev

Malik Dadashev

molla

Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva

Zarnigyar Agakishiyeva

mother-in-law

Hadji Ismailov

Hadji Ismailov

wanderer

Basti Jafarova

Basti Jafarova

Alesker's secretary

Rasim Balayev

Rasim Balayev

assistant to the minister

Saida Guliyeva

Saida Guliyeva

Gulya - Khattam's wife

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

M

Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

RTEsquire MagazineApr 17, 2020

Hecht, MacArthur, and Noel Coward proving themselves cleverer than any other three people in the world, to their own satisfaction.

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Ann Ross

RTMaclean's MagazineAug 1, 2019

There is very little action, but what there is, especially in the latter sequences, is likely to raise your hair rather queerly on your scalp.

D

Dennis Schwartz

RTDennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsSep 8, 2003

In this film smoking saves lives.

R

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Information

Title

The Scoundrel

Released

Jan 16, 1989

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Soviet Union

Original Audio

Azerbaijani

Runtime

1h 30m

Status

Released

Studio

Azerbaijanfilm

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