The Joke

The Joke

The Joke

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The Joke

1990

2h 16m

5.8(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.

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Azerbaijanfilm

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rasim Balayev

Rasim Balayev

Rahimov

Ceyhun Mirzäyev

Ceyhun Mirzäyev

Mammadov

Yashar Nuri

Yashar Nuri

Mammad

Mukhtar Maniyev

Mukhtar Maniyev

Karimov

Xuraman Hadjiyeva

Xuraman Hadjiyeva

Khalilova

Elena Kostina

Elena Kostina

Alya

Aleksandr Sharovski

Aleksandr Sharovski

Loghman Karimov

Loghman Karimov

Latifa Aliyeva

Latifa Aliyeva

Mother

Lala Bagirova

Rimma

Creative team

Directed by: Yefim Abramov
Nizami Musayev
Written by: Rovshan Aghayev

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