
The Instigator
1987-03-20 · 90 min · Not rated
The hero of the film tries to find the way out from his problems and difficulties.
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- Directors
- Yefim Abramov
- Production companies
- Azerbaijanfilm, Gosteleradio USSR
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ayan MirgasimovaRana
Hamlet XanizadehMurtuzov
Aliqulu SamadovMirzayev
Emin MirabdullayevDamirov
Kamala HuseynovaNovruzova
Kamran ShahmardanovNuriyev
Najiba BehbudovaSona
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