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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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Fikrat Guliyev

Rashid

Omur Naghiyev

Omur Naghiyev

Faraj

Shahmar Alakbarov

Shahmar Alakbarov

Arif

Mayak Kerimov

Mayak Kerimov

Murad

Sadiq Hasanzada

Sadiq Hasanzada

Sadig

Larisa Lutova

Valya

Khuraman Gasimova

Khuraman Gasimova

Hijran

Eldaniz Zeynalov

Eldaniz Zeynalov

Masi

Amaliya Panahova

Amaliya Panahova

Munavvar

Arzu Safarova

Lala

Creative team

Directed by: Shamil Makhmudbekov
Written by: Vidadi Babanli
Mikhail Papava

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