Watch The Joke (1990) Official Trailer
5.8 / 10 IMDb January 10, 1990 2h 16m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 16m
Release Date
January 10, 1990
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
Azerbaijani, Russian
Country
Soviet Union
Writers
Cast
Rasim Balayev
as Rahimov
Ceyhun Mirzäyev
as Mammadov
Yashar Nuri
as Mammad
Mukhtar Maniyev
as Karimov
Xuraman Hadjiyeva
as Khalilova
Elena Kostina
as Alya
Aleksandr Sharovski
Loghman Karimov
Latifa Aliyeva
as Mother
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Lala Bagirova
as Rimma
Ajdar Hamidov
as Ahmad
Rafik Aliyev
as Komsomol leader
Arif Kerimov
as Murtuzov
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Nizami Musayev
as Dunyaminov
Sadykh Gusejnov
as retired lieutenant colonel
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Tarlan Babayev
as Painter
No photo
Ogtay Suleymanov
as Factory Worker
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Sahib Guluzadeh
Alla Sannikova
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Igor Sannikov
Production Companies
AzerbaijanfilmTiskino
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