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The Joke

Lətifə

19902h 16m5.8/ 10 · TMDB · 6 votes
Comedy

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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Directed by Yefim Abramov, Nizami Musayev

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Aleksandr Sharovski
Aleksandr Sharovski

Cast

Loghman Karimov
Loghman Karimov

Cast

Latifa Aliyeva
Latifa Aliyeva

Mother

Lala Bagirova

Rimma

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released10 Jan 1990
Original languageAzerbaijani
CountriesSoviet Union
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Ajdar Hamidov
Ajdar Hamidov

Ahmad

Rafik Aliyev
Rafik Aliyev

Komsomol leader