

The Contact
1990-04-23 · 89 min · ★ 4.2
In search of housing, a student stumbles upon an advertisement for renting an apartment at a very reasonable fee—and promptly agrees with a woman who recently laid her son to rest, complying with all her conditions. The young man settles into the apartment and gradually becomes a witness to inexplicable mystical phenomena.
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- Directors
- Kahangir Zeynalli
- Production companies
- Azerbaijanfilm, Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan SSR
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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Ilgar HasanovStudent
Rafik AliyevPsychiatrist
Aliya AliyevaThe Woman
Fikret MamedovDazbash
Niyazi BadalovOld ManTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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