A young woman takes a job as a laboratory assistant at a research institute. The established relationships among the staff strike her as artificial. Her spontaneity exposes the underlying tensions and leads to conflict.
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Elena Skorokhodova
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Galina Daneliya-Yurkova Director · Valery Zelensky Writer Mikhail Chulaki Writer
First release January 1, 1981 · Produced in Russia · Original title Шутка?!..
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Шутка?!..
Original language
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1981
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
March 2, 1983 · Theatrical
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