The Life Tests Us

The Life Tests Us

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The Life Tests Us

1972

1h 15m

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Drama

Romance

Overview

After the novel of the same name of Vidadi Babanli. Rashid, a young man, fails the entrance exam to the Institute and started to live by independent life, about people round him.

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Azerbaijanfilm

Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Fikrat Guliyev

Rashid

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Omur Naghiyev

Faraj

Omur Naghiyev

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Şahmar Ələkbərov

Arif

Şahmar Ələkbərov

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Mayak Karimov

Murad

Mayak Karimov

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Sadıq Həsənzadə

Sadig

Sadıq Həsənzadə

Acting

Larisa Lutova

Valya

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Khuraman Gasimova

Hijran

Khuraman Gasimova

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Eldaniz Zeynalov

Masi

Eldaniz Zeynalov

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Amaliya Panahova

Munavvar

Amaliya Panahova

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Arzu Safarova

Lala

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Elkhan Ahadzadeh

Rashid's Brother

Elkhan Ahadzadeh

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Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

Murtuz

Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

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Amina Naghiyeva

Unknown Role

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Ahmad Ahmadov

Butcher

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Süsən Məcidova

Sadig's Wife

Süsən Məcidova

Acting

Татьяна Кузнецова

Unknown Role

Татьяна Кузнецова

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Lena Tolstova

Neighbour

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Ruhangiz Musavi

Unknown Role

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Directing

Ziraddin Taghiyev

Unknown Role

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Aliabbas Gadirov

Unknown Role

Aliabbas Gadirov

Acting

Flora Kərimova

Singer

Flora Kərimova

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