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
Aleksandr Şarovski
Actor
Loghman Karimov
Latifa Aliyeva
Mother
Lala Baghirova
Rimma
Ajdar Hamidov
Ahmad
Rafig Aliyev
Komsomol leader
Arif Karimov
Murtuzov
Nizami Musayev
Dunyaminov / Director
Sadig Huseynov
retired lieutenant colonel
Bagir Rafiev
Cinematographer
Tarlan Babayev
Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov
Factory Worker
Alim Aslanov
Nazarov
Dadash Kazimov
Elevator Operator
Faig Babayev
Factory Director
Asiman Agayev
Stalin
Najiba Huseynova
Mother (voice)
Tatyana Amirova
Costume Design
Rovshan Aghayev
Screenplay
Nataliya Nuriyeva
Sound Designer
Rafig Orujov
Assistant Director
Tamara Narimanbekova
Editor
Baghir Rafiyev
Director of Photography
Kamil Najafzadeh
Production Design
Yefim Abramov
Director
Nazim Hadjiyev
Production Design
Javanshir Guliyev
Music
Ramiz Fataliyev
Script Editor
Niyazi Zeynalov
Lighting Design
Nina Churina
Costumer
Rustam Rustamov
Lighting Design
Lyudmila Lotina
Assistant Editor
Fazil Afshani
Sound Assistant
Nusrat Kasamanli
Script Editor
Ramiz Babayev
Set Photographer
Igor Sannikov
Alla Sannikova
Sahib Guluzadeh
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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