The Joke
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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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25 people
Rasim Balayev
Rahimov
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Ceyhun Mirzäyev
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Ajdar Hamidov
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Yefim Abramov Director · Nizami Musayev Director Rovshan Aghayev Screenplay
First release December 1, 1989 · Produced in Russia, Azerbaijan, Russia · Languages Azerbaijani, Russian
Production
Azerbaijanfilm
Production
Tiskino
Production
Russia · Azerbaijan · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Lətifə
Original language
Azerbaijani
Spoken on screen
Azerbaijani · Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 1, 1989
Premiere · Azerbaijani · Baku, Presentation
Russia · January 10, 1990
Theatrical · Azerbaijani · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
May 5, 1991 · Theatrical · Russian · Moscow, RSFSR
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