The Joke (1990)
2h 16m
Running Time
January 10, 1990Release Date
The Joke (1990)
2h 16m
Running Time
January 10, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Rasim Balayev
Rahimov

Jeyhun Mirzayev
Mammadov

Yashar Nuri
Mammad

Yasar Nuri
Actor

Mukhtar Maniyev
Karimov

Xuraman Hadjiyeva
Khalilova

Elena Kostina
Alya

Aleksandr Sharovski

Loghman Karimov

Aleksandr Şarovski
Actor

Latifa Aliyeva
Mother

Lala Baghirova
Rimma

Ajdar Hamidov
Ahmad

Arif Karimov
Murtuzov

Nizami Musayev
Dunyaminov / Director

Tarlan Babayev
Painter

Bagir Rafiev
Cinematographer

Ogtay Suleymanov
Factory Worker

Alim Aslanov
Nazarov

Dadash Kazimov
Elevator Operator

Faig Babayev
Factory Director

Asiman Agayev
Stalin

Nazim Hadjiyev
Production Design

Nina Churina
Costumer

Rustam Rustamov
Lighting Design

Yefim Abramov
Director

Niyazi Zeynalov
Lighting Design

Tatyana Amirova
Costume Design

Rovshan Aghayev
Screenplay

Baghir Rafiyev
Director of Photography

Tamara Narimanbekova
Editor

Lyudmila Lotina
Assistant Editor

Nusrat Kasamanli
Script Editor

Kamil Najafzadeh
Production Design

Rafig Orujov
Assistant Director

Fazil Afshani
Sound Assistant

Nataliya Nuriyeva
Sound Designer

Ramiz Fataliyev
Script Editor

Javanshir Guliyev
Music

Ramiz Babayev
Set Photographer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 10, 1990
Original NameLətifə
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 16m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Anecdote (Azerbaijani: Lətifə, Russian: Анекдот) is a full-length Azerbaijani film shot in Baku in 1989. 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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