The Joke

The Joke

5.8/10 January 10, 1990 136 min

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.

Top 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

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