The Joke (1990)
2h 16m
Running Time
January 10, 1990Release Date
The Joke (1990)
2h 16m
Running Time
January 10, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Rasim Balayev
Actor
Jeyhun Mirzayev
Actor
Yashar Nuri
Actor
Xuraman Hadjiyeva
Khalilova
Mukhtar Maniyev
Actor
Yefim Abramov
Director
Yelena Kostina
Alya
Nizami Musayev
Director
Latifa Aliyeva
Mother
Lala Baghirova
Rimma
Bagir Rafiev
Cinematographer
Ajdar Hamidov
Ahmad
Arif Karimov
Murtuzov
Tarlan Babayev
Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov
Factory Worker
Alim Aslanov
Nazarov
Dadash Kazimov
Elevator Operator
Faig Babayev
Factory Director
Asiman Agayev
Stalin
Ramiz Fataliyev
Script Editor
Javanshir Guliyev
Music
Tatyana Amirova
Costume Design
Kamil Najafzadeh
Production Design
Lyudmila Lotina
Assistant Editor
Rafig Orujov
Assistant Director
Tamara Narimanbekova
Editor
Rovshan Aghayev
Screenplay
Baghir Rafiyev
Director of Photography
Nazim Hadjiyev
Production Design
Nataliya Nuriyeva
Sound Designer
Fazil Afshani
Sound Assistant
Rustam Rustamov
Lighting Design
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Anecdote (Azerbaijani: Lətifə, Russian: Анекдот) is a full-length Azerbaijani film shot in Baku in 1989. 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.