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.
The Joke
Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.
Top Billed Cast
Rasim Balayev Rahimov
Jeyhun Mirzayev Mammadov
Yashar Nuri Mammad
Muxtar Maniyev Karimov
Xuraman Hadjiyeva Khalilova
Yelena Kostina Alya
Aleksandr Sharovski 
Loghman Karimov 
Lətifə Əliyeva Mother
Lala Baghirova Rimma
Ajdar Hamidov Ahmad
Rafiq Əliyev 
Arif Kərimov Murtuzov
Nizami Musayev Dunyaminov
Sadig Huseynov Tarlan Babayev Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov Factory Worker
Sahib Guluzadeh 
Alla Sannikova Игорь Санников
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