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The Instigator
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The Instigator

1987-03-20 · 90 min · Not rated

Drama · Comedy · Romance

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

Nizami MusayevRauf Bayramov
Ayan MirgasimovaAyan MirgasimovaRana
Hamlet XanizadehHamlet XanizadehMurtuzov
Aliqulu SamadovAliqulu SamadovMirzayev
Emin MirabdullayevEmin MirabdullayevDamirov
Kamala HuseynovaKamala HuseynovaNovruzova
Alim AslanovValeh
Kamran ShahmardanovKamran ShahmardanovNuriyev
Gambar YusifovKhanlarov
Samir GasimovShikhlarov
Najiba BehbudovaNajiba BehbudovaSona
Rafik AliyevRafik AliyevVahid
Leila DzigrashviliIsmailova

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