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The Basement

The Basement

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After many years of effort and patience, she failed to save her family. She watched with pain as her husband, an architect by training, was ruining his life with idleness and melancholy. Unable to bear the boredom of life together, she leaves home...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Azerbaijani

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 December 1990

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Elina Ismailova

Elina Ismailova

Sabina

Farman Abdullayev

Farman Abdullayev

Teymur

Rasim Balayev

Rasim Balayev

Ayaz

Yashar Nuri

Yashar Nuri

Aleksandr Kshinovloger

Aleksandr Kshinovloger

Zelik

Safa Mirzahasanov

Safa Mirzahasanov

Chingiz

Fidan Nasirgani

Fidan Nasirgani

Leyla

Chingiz Sharifov

Chingiz Sharifov

Eldar

Elmira Shabanova

Elmira Shabanova

Tamara

Naila Zeynalova

Naila Zeynalova

Sevil

Svetlana Kurlenko

Svetlana Kurlenko

Veryovka

Zemfira Narimanova

Zemfira Narimanova

Gulya

Nasir Sadigzadeh

Nasir Sadigzadeh

Father Kats

Olga Dolinskaya

Olga Dolinskaya

Mother Kats

Shahira Karimova

Shahira Karimova

Stella

Mayak Karimov

Mayak Karimov

Arif Karimov

Arif Karimov

Armenian

Nabi Gadirov

Nabi Gadirov

Zilli Namazov

Zilli Namazov

Armenian

Nazir Aliyev

Nazir Aliyev

Kamal

Sahib Guluzadeh

Sahib Guluzadeh

Driver

Ahmad Salahov

Ahmad Salahov

Teymur's acquaintance

Kubra Dadashova

Kubra Dadashova

Gulkhar Hasanova

Gulkhar Hasanova

Eldar's Mother

Tofig Taghizadeh

Tofig Taghizadeh

Pianist

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