Stunt performers from Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan worked together on Molla Nasreddin: A Friend Through Hard Days. The cast includes Kyrgyz action director Adilet Akmatov, stuntmen Rustam Batirbekov, Azamat Samarjan, as well as Azerbaijani performers Sain Ferhad, Tural Hasanov and Elshad Eynullayev.