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The Joke

Jan 10, 1990 · 2h 16m
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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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CAST

Rasim Balayev
Rahimov
Ceyhun Mirzäyev
Mammadov
Yashar Nuri
Mammad
Mukhtar Maniyev
Karimov
Xuraman Hadjiyeva
Khalilova
Elena Kostina
Alya
Aleksandr Sharovski
Loghman Karimov
Directed by Nizami Musayev

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Status
Released
Original language
AZ
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Azerbaijanfilm, Tiskino
Country
SU

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