Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 81GoodWatch 70
IMDb8.1
Running time
2 h 16 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +36 min on the typical 100
typical 100136Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1990
January 10, 1990
36 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Azerbaijani
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
Russia
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 10 more20 people
- Rasim BalayevRahimov
- Ceyhun MirzäyevMammadov
- Yashar NuriMammad
- Mukhtar ManiyevKarimov
- Xuraman HadjiyevaKhalilova
- Elena KostinaAlya
- Latifa AliyevaMother
- LBLala BagirovaRimma
- Ajdar HamidovAhmad
Rafik AliyevKomsomol leader
Arif KerimovMurtuzov- NMNizami MusayevDunyaminov
Sadykh Gusejnovretired lieutenant colonel- TBTarlan BabayevPainter
- OSOgtay SuleymanovFactory Worker
- AAAlim AslanovNazarov
Dadash KazimovElevator Operator- FBFaig BabayevFactory Director
- AAAsiman AgayevStalin
Najiba HuseynovaMother (voice)
Directing · 3
- Nizami Musayev Director
- Yefim Abramov Director
- Rafig Orujov Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Rovshan Aghayev Screenplay
- Ramiz Fataliyev Script Editor
- Nusrat Kasamanli Script Editor
Camera · 2
- Baghir Rafiyev Director of Photography
- Ramiz Babayev Set Photographer
Editing · 2
- Tamara Narimanbekova Editor
- Lyudmila Lotina Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Javanshir Guliyev Music
- Nataliya Nuriyeva Sound Designer
- Fazil Afshani Sound Assistant
Art · 2
- Kamil Najafzadeh Production Design
- Nazim Gadzhiyev Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tatyana Amirova Costume Design
- Nina Churina Costumer
Lighting · 2
- Rustam Rustamov Lighting Design
- Niyazi Zeynalov Lighting Design
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