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The Joke 1990 Directed by Nizami Musayev , Yefim Abramov Lətifə

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.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Azerbaijani
Spoken Languages Azerbaijani , Russian
Gnere Comedy
Production Companies Azerbaijanfilm , Tiskino
Release Date 10 January 1990
136 mins
Cast
Rasim Balayev
Rasim Balayev Rahimov
Jeyhun Mirzayev
Jeyhun Mirzayev 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
Loghman Karimov
Loghman Karimov
Latifa Aliyeva
Latifa Aliyeva Mother
Lala Baghirova
Lala Baghirova Rimma
Ajdar Hamidov
Ajdar Hamidov Ahmad
Rafig Aliyev
Rafig Aliyev Komsomol leader
Arif Karimov
Arif Karimov Murtuzov
Nizami Musayev
Nizami Musayev Dunyaminov
Sadig Huseynov
Sadig Huseynov retired lieutenant colonel
Tarlan Babayev
Tarlan Babayev Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov
Ogtay Suleymanov Factory Worker
Sahib Guluzadeh
Sahib Guluzadeh
Alla Sannikova
Alla Sannikova
Igor Sannikov
Igor Sannikov
Alim Aslanov
Alim Aslanov Nazarov
Dadash Kazimov
Dadash Kazimov Elevator Operator
Faig Babayev
Faig Babayev Factory Director
Asiman Agayev
Asiman Agayev Stalin
Najiba Huseynova
Najiba Huseynova Mother (voice)
Crew
Directors
Nizami Musayev
Nizami Musayev
Yefim Abramov
Yefim Abramov
Writer
Rovshan Aghayev
Rovshan Aghayev
Cinematography
Baghir Rafiyev
Baghir Rafiyev
Editor
Tamara Narimanbekova
Tamara Narimanbekova
Production Design
Nazim Hadjiyev
Nazim Hadjiyev
Kamil Najafzadeh
Kamil Najafzadeh
Sound
Nataliya Nuriyeva
Nataliya Nuriyeva
Costume Design
Tatyana Amirova
Tatyana Amirova
Nina Churina
Nina Churina
Music
Javanshir Guliyev
Javanshir Guliyev
Lighting
Rustam Rustamov
Rustam Rustamov
Niyazi Zeynalov
Niyazi Zeynalov
Assistant Director
Rafig Orujov
Rafig Orujov