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The Joke

The Joke

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: Azerbaijani , Russian
📆 Date Released: 1990-01-10
⌚ Running Time: 136 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.8

Beloved Cast

Rasim Balayev original image
Rahimov
Rasim Balayev
Jeyhun Mirzayev original image
Mammadov
Jeyhun Mirzayev
Yashar Nuri original image
Mammad
Yashar Nuri
Mukhtar Maniyev original image
Karimov
Mukhtar Maniyev
Xuraman Hadjiyeva original image
Khalilova
Xuraman Hadjiyeva
Yelena Kostina original image
Alya
Yelena Kostina
Aleksandr Sharovski original image
Aleksandr Sharovski
Loghman Karimov original image
Loghman Karimov
Latifa Aliyeva original image
Mother
Latifa Aliyeva
Lala Baghirova original image
Rimma
Lala Baghirova
Ajdar Hamidov original image
Ahmad
Ajdar Hamidov
Rafig Aliyev original image
Rafig Aliyev
Arif Karimov original image
Murtuzov
Arif Karimov
Nizami Musayev original image
Dunyaminov
Nizami Musayev
Sadig Huseynov original image
Sadig Huseynov
Tarlan Babayev original image
Painter
Tarlan Babayev
Ogtay Suleymanov original image
Factory Worker
Ogtay Suleymanov
Sahib Guluzadeh original image
Sahib Guluzadeh
Alla Sannikova original image
Alla Sannikova
Igor Sannikov original image
Igor Sannikov
Alim Aslanov original image
Nazarov
Alim Aslanov
Dadash Kazimov original image
Elevator Operator
Dadash Kazimov
Faig Babayev original image
Factory Director
Faig Babayev
Asiman Agayev original image
Stalin
Asiman Agayev

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