Film 1988
The Scoundrel
Success comes at the expense of an honest man’s conscience.
- Country collection
- Azerbaijan
- Original title
- Yaramaz
- Director
- Vagif Mustafayev
- Running time
- 90 min
- Year
- 1988
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Story, without spoilers
Hatem is a trusting young man surrounded by schemes and dishonest deals. Tired of being mocked, he learns to play by the same rules. His rise from worker to factory director steadily costs him his integrity.
Context & recognition
Vagif Mustafayev’s 1988 Azerbaijanfilm tragicomedy belongs to Soviet Azerbaijani cinema and examines corruption through Hatem’s transformation.