The Scoundrel (1988 film)

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.

The Scoundrel
Directed by	Vagif Mustafayev
Written by	Ramiz Fataliyev Vagif Mustafayev
Produced by	Azerbaijanfilm
Starring	Mamuka Kikaleishvili Hasanagha Turabov Yashar Nuri Rasim Balayev
Edited by	G. Zhuravlyova
Production company	Azerbaijanfilm
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	97 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Azerbaijani, Russian

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
• Rahib Aliyev - 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

External links

• The Scoundrel at IMDb