Movie·1990·2h 16m
The Joke
Directed By
Yefim Abramov
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Azerbaijani
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The Story
Original title: Lətifə
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.
Written By
Rovshan Aghayev
Cinematography
Baghir Rafiyev
Editor
Tamara Narimanbekova
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
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Cast
Rasim Balayev
Rahimov
Ceyhun Mirzäyev
Mammadov
Yashar Nuri
Mammad
Mukhtar Maniyev
Karimov
Xuraman Hadjiyeva
Khalilova
Elena Kostina
Alya
Aleksandr Sharovski
Loghman Karimov
Latifa Aliyeva
Mother
Lala Bagirova
Rimma
Ajdar Hamidov
Ahmad
Rafik Aliyev
Komsomol leader
Arif Kerimov
Murtuzov
Nizami Musayev
Dunyaminov
Sadykh Gusejnov
retired lieutenant colonel
Tarlan Babayev
Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov
Factory Worker
Sahib Guluzadeh
// crew
Crew
Rovshan Aghayev
Screenplay
Tamara Narimanbekova
Editor
Baghir Rafiyev
Director of Photography
Yefim Abramov
Director
Nizami Musayev
Director
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