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The Joke (1990)

Original title: Lətifə

1990-01-10 · 2h 16m · AZ
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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.

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Nizami MusayevDirectorYefim AbramovDirector

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Rasim BalayevRasim BalayevRahimovJeyhun MirzayevJeyhun MirzayevMammadovYashar NuriYashar NuriMammadMukhtar ManiyevMukhtar ManiyevKarimovXuraman HadjiyevaXuraman HadjiyevaKhalilovaElena KostinaElena KostinaAlyaAleksandr SharovskiAleksandr SharovskiLoghman KarimovLoghman KarimovLatifa AliyevaLatifa AliyevaMotherLala BagirovaLala BagirovaRimmaAjdar HamidovAjdar HamidovAhmadRafik AliyevRafik Aliyev

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Social pamphlet

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinitySocial PamphletDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingLongDirector preference634070 · 370852Actor preference437803 · 370851 · 437810

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What is The Joke about?

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.

How long is The Joke?

The Joke has a runtime of 136 minutes.