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Məşədi İbad 94

2005

A lively, song-filled farce of mistaken identities and scheming suitors, played broad and breezy with post-Soviet chaos humming underneath.

Overview: Set in 1994 Baku, the film modernizes Üzeyir Hacıbəyov’s musical comedy "O olmasın, bu olsun" by recasting Rustam Bey as an opposition figure who hopes to reclaim his lost office by courting wealthy businessman Ibka’s family. As in the original, a series of comic deceptions and mismatched identities ensue, though all the principal characters have been updated to fit the post-Soviet Azerbaijani context.
How it feels: Satirical, light, absurd and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Deception, class, power, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
class
power
love
family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild