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The Joke

Plot: 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.
Release Date: Wednesday, January 10 1990
35 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Rasim BalayevRasim BalayevRasim Balayev was 41 in The Joke as 'Rahimov'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 08 1948
Portrait of Jeyhun MirzayevJeyhun MirzayevJeyhun Mirzayev was 43 in The Joke as 'Mammadov'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 09 1946 –
Fri, Mar 05 1993
Portrait of Yashar NuriYashar NuriYashar Nuri was 38 in The Joke as 'Mammad'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 03 1951 –
Thu, Nov 22 2012
Portrait of Mukhtar ManiyevMukhtar ManiyevMukhtar Maniyev was 54 in The Joke as 'Karimov'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 04 1935 –
Thu, Dec 22 2016
Portrait of Xuraman HadjiyevaXuraman HadjiyevaXuraman Hadjiyeva was 44 in The Joke as 'Khalilova'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 07 1945 –
Tue, Feb 15 2005
Portrait of Elena KostinaElena KostinaElena Kostina was 25 in The Joke as 'Alya'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 31 1964
Portrait of Aleksandr SharovskiAleksandr SharovskiAleksandr Sharovski was >> in The Joke
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Loghman KarimovLoghman KarimovLoghman Karimov was >> in The Joke
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Latifa AliyevaLatifa AliyevaLatifa Aliyeva was 45 in The Joke as 'Mother'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 01 1944
Portrait of Lala BaghirovaLala BaghirovaLala Baghirova was >> in The Joke as 'Rimma'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ajdar HamidovAjdar HamidovAjdar Hamidov was 36 in The Joke as 'Ahmad'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 28 1953 –
Tue, Nov 24 2020
Portrait of Rafig AliyevRafig AliyevRafig Aliyev was 40 in The Joke
Birthday: Mon, Nov 14 1949 –
Wed, Apr 15 2020
Portrait of Arif KarimovArif KarimovArif Karimov was 35 in The Joke as 'Murtuzov'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 22 1954
Portrait of Nizami MusayevNizami MusayevNizami Musayev was >> in The Joke as 'Dunyaminov'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sadig HuseynovSadig HuseynovSadig Huseynov was 65 in The Joke
Birthday: Mon, Dec 29 1924 –
Sun, Jun 01 2003
Portrait of Tarlan BabayevTarlan BabayevTarlan Babayev was >> in The Joke as 'Painter'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ogtay SuleymanovOgtay SuleymanovOgtay Suleymanov was >> in The Joke as 'Factory Worker'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sahib GuluzadehSahib GuluzadehSahib Guluzadeh was >> in The Joke
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alla SannikovaAlla SannikovaAlla Sannikova was 52 in The Joke
Birthday: Tue, Mar 09 1937
Portrait of Igor SannikovIgor SannikovIgor Sannikov was 53 in The Joke
Birthday: Thu, Aug 20 1936 –
Wed, Dec 31 2014
Portrait of Alim AslanovAlim AslanovAlim Aslanov was >> in The Joke as 'Nazarov'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Dadash KazimovDadash KazimovDadash Kazimov was 66 in The Joke as 'Elevator Operator'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 25 1923 –
Thu, Aug 06 1992
Portrait of Faig BabayevFaig BabayevFaig Babayev was >> in The Joke as 'Factory Director'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Asiman AgayevAsiman AgayevAsiman Agayev was >> in The Joke as 'Stalin'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Yefim AbramovYefim AbramovYefim Abramov was >> in The Joke as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nizami MusayevNizami MusayevNizami Musayev was >> in The Joke as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rafig OrujovRafig OrujovRafig Orujov was >> in The Joke as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Baghir RafiyevBaghir RafiyevBaghir Rafiyev was >> in The Joke as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rovshan AghayevRovshan AghayevRovshan Aghayev was 40 in The Joke as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 19 1949 –
Mon, Mar 09 2015
Portrait of Tamara NarimanbekovaTamara NarimanbekovaTamara Narimanbekova was >> in The Joke as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ramiz FataliyevRamiz FataliyevRamiz Fataliyev was 43 in The Joke as 'Script Editor'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 07 1946
Portrait of Lyudmila LotinaLyudmila LotinaLyudmila Lotina was >> in The Joke as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nusrat KasamanliNusrat KasamanliNusrat Kasamanli was >> in The Joke as 'Script Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Javanshir GuliyevJavanshir GuliyevJavanshir Guliyev was 39 in The Joke as 'Music'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 22 1950
Portrait of Tatyana AmirovaTatyana AmirovaTatyana Amirova was >> in The Joke as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nataliya NuriyevaNataliya NuriyevaNataliya Nuriyeva was >> in The Joke as 'Sound Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kamil NajafzadehKamil NajafzadehKamil Najafzadeh was >> in The Joke as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nazim HadjiyevNazim HadjiyevNazim Hadjiyev was >> in The Joke as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Niyazi ZeynalovNiyazi ZeynalovNiyazi Zeynalov was >> in The Joke as 'Lighting Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nina ChurinaNina ChurinaNina Churina was >> in The Joke as 'Costumer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rustam RustamovRustam RustamovRustam Rustamov was >> in The Joke as 'Lighting Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fazil AfshaniFazil AfshaniFazil Afshani was >> in The Joke as 'Sound Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ramiz BabayevRamiz BabayevRamiz Babayev was 49 in The Joke as 'Set Photographer'
Birthday: Fri, Mar 08 1940 –
Tue, Jan 11 1994