31 May 1988
The Scoundrel
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.
In a Southern Town
Murad, a young man, lives by the old ethical norms that are still valid in the suburbs of his city. He had promised Tofig, his childhood friend, to give him his sister as a wife, but Tofig is in love with another girl. He forgets the promise and takes the girl home. Murad is offended. According to the code of honor, he must take revenge. One of the first films ever produced in the Soviet Union to challenge the sociopolitical establishment.
Top Billed Cast
Häsän Mämmädov Murad
Eldaniz Zeynalov Tofig
Hadjimurad Yegizarov Jahangir
Majid Dadashov Hasan
Natella Adıgozalova Rana
Sadıq Hüseynov Babash
Süsən Məcidova Mansura
Tatyana Kharitonova Marina
Asad Mammadov Sabir
Yusif Vəliyev Safarali
Sadig Hasanzadeh Mustafa
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