The Joke

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.

Cast

Rasim Balayev

Played Rahimov
Ceyhun Mirzäyev

Played Mammadov
Yashar Nuri

Played Mammad
Mukhtar Maniyev

Played Karimov
Xuraman Hadjiyeva

Played Khalilova
Elena Kostina

Played Alya
Aleksandr Sharovski

Played
Loghman Kärimov

Played
Latifa Aliyeva

Played Mother
Lala Baghirova

Played Rimma
Ajdar Hamidov

Played Ahmad
Rafig Aliyev

Played Komsomol leader
Arif Karimov

Played Murtuzov
Nizami Musayev

Played Dunyaminov
Sadig Huseynov

Played retired lieutenant c…
Tarlan Babayev

Played Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov

Played Factory Worker
Sahib Guluzadeh

Played
Alla Sannikova

Played
Igor Sannikov

Played
Alim Aslanov

Played Nazarov
Dadash Kazimov

Played Elevator Operator
Faig Babayev

Played Factory Director
Asiman Agayev

Played Stalin
Najiba Huseynova

Played Mother (voice)

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