Poster of The Joke

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
34 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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