The Joke

Jan 10, 1990

2h 16m

★ 4.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

Tiskino

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Cast

Rahimov

Rasim Balayev

Mammadov

Jeyhun Mirzayev

Mammad

Yashar Nuri

Karimov

Mukhtar Maniyev

Khalilova

Xuraman Hadjiyeva

Alya

Elena Kostina

Aleksandr Sharovski

Loghman Karimov

Mother

Latifa Aliyeva

Rimma

Lala Baghirova

Ahmad

Ajdar Hamidov

Komsomol leader

Rafig Aliyev

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5.3

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6.5

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1.0

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3.9

The Road Story

Feb 20, 1981

After learning that his daughter is in love with a truck driver, corrupt Housing Office director tries to make use of his service in a last smuggle operation, then break his promise and marry her to someone else. This comedy is mainly about the dark sides of the Soviet bureucracy.

5.0

The Kidnapping of Groom

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5.0

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5.5

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5.2

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3.8

Ulduz

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6.5

The Mother in Law

Dec 3, 1978

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6.3

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1.0

Man's Word

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2.0

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5.8

Wonderful Apples

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The film is about the gardener who cultivated magic apples which brought luck to people.

1.0

Bakhtiyar

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0.0

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No overview available.

0.0

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8.0

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