Comedy · Soviet Union · 1990 · 2h 16m

The Joke

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Director
Yefim AbramovNizami Musayev
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
Crew
Baghir Rafiyev — Director of Photography Tamara Narimanbekova — Editor Rovshan Aghayev — Screenplay Kamil Najafzadeh — Production Design Nazim Gadzhiyev — Production Design Tatyana Amirova — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Yefim Abramov Director Nizami Musayev Director Baghir Rafiyev Director of Photography Tamara Narimanbekova Editor Rovshan Aghayev Screenplay Kamil Najafzadeh Production Design Nazim Gadzhiyev Production Design Tatyana Amirova Costume Design
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