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The Price of Happiness
The Price of Happiness

The Price of Happiness

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Rukhsara and her son Ibrahim are very concerned about the future of their five daughters growing up at home - Gulkhar, Khalida, Sakina, Zohra and Sevinc. Rukhsara's dream is to give each of the girls a dowry, to send them off to their husband's house according to the "rules”, as they say. Ibrahim knows very well that family happiness is not measured by dowry and shiny furniture. However, for the sake of his mother, he tries to earn dowry money for the girls. The sisters also understand that the foundation of happiness is not laid by dowry. If you hold hands with the person you love, you can overcome all the trials of life with confidence...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Azerbaijani

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 August 1977

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Firuz Babayev

Firuz Babayev

Ibrahim

Shafiga Mammadova

Shafiga Mammadova

Rukhsara

Khalida Guliyeva

Khalida Guliyeva

Khalida

Shukufa Yusupova

Shukufa Yusupova

Gulkhar

Dilara Huseynova

Dilara Huseynova

Sakina

Jamila Aghayeva

Jamila Aghayeva

Zahra

Rana Jafarova

Rana Jafarova

Sevinj

Nasiba Zeynalova

Nasiba Zeynalova

Kishvar

Zahira Ismailova

Zahira Ismailova

Zakiyya

Ali Zeynalov

Ali Zeynalov

Zakiyya's father

Rasim Balayev

Rasim Balayev

Sanan

Tahir Yakhin

Tahir Yakhin

Mursal

Alasgar Mammadoglu

Alasgar Mammadoglu

Alovsat

Mukhtar Maniyev

Mukhtar Maniyev

Shahlar

Mehdi Seyidbeyli

Mehdi Seyidbeyli

Mehdi

Hijran Mehbaliyeva

Hijran Mehbaliyeva

Ibrahim's colleague

Ofeliya Aslan

Ofeliya Aslan

Garden’s owner

Mammad Alili

Mammad Alili

Tea maker

Anvar Hasanov

Anvar Hasanov

Nuru

Mayak Karimov

Mayak Karimov

Ibrahim's colleague

Gulkhar Hasanova

Gulkhar Hasanova

Sana's Mother

Hadjimammad Gafgazli

Hadjimammad Gafgazli

Sana's Father

Sadig Hasanzadeh

Sadig Hasanzadeh

Garden’s owner

Gunduz Abbasov

Gunduz Abbasov

Garden’s owner

Shahmar Alakbarov

Shahmar Alakbarov

Ibrahim (voice)

Aliabbas Gadirov

Aliabbas Gadirov

Mursal (voice)

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