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The Joke
The Joke

The Joke

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Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Azerbaijani

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

10 January 1990

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

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 Kärimov

Loghman Kärimov

Latifa Aliyeva

Latifa Aliyeva

Mother

Lala Baghirova

Lala Baghirova

Rimma

Ajdar Hamidov

Ajdar Hamidov

Ahmad

Rafig Aliyev

Rafig Aliyev

Komsomol leader

Arif Karimov

Arif Karimov

Murtuzov

Nizami Musayev

Nizami Musayev

Dunyaminov

Sadig Huseynov

Sadig Huseynov

retired lieutenant colonel

Tarlan Babayev

Tarlan Babayev

Painter

Ogtay Suleymanov

Ogtay Suleymanov

Factory Worker

Sahib Guluzadeh

Sahib Guluzadeh

Alla Sannikova

Alla Sannikova

Igor Sannikov

Igor Sannikov

Alim Aslanov

Alim Aslanov

Nazarov

Dadash Kazimov

Dadash Kazimov

Elevator Operator

Faig Babayev

Faig Babayev

Factory Director

Asiman Agayev

Asiman Agayev

Stalin

Najiba Huseynova

Najiba Huseynova

Mother (voice)

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