The Joke
136 mins
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.
Lala Baghirova
Rimma
Nizami Musayev
Dunyaminov
Tarlan Babayev
Painter
Ogtay Suleymanov
Factory Worker
Alim Aslanov
Nazarov
Faig Babayev
Factory Director
Asiman Agayev
Stalin
Tatyana Amirova
Costume Design
Nataliya Nuriyeva
Sound Designer
Rafig Orujov
Assistant Director
Tamara Narimanbekova
Editor
Baghir Rafiyev
Director of Photography
Yefim Abramov
Director
Nazim Hadjiyev
Production Design
Nizami Musayev
Director
Niyazi Zeynalov
Lighting Design
Nina Churina
Costumer
Rustam Rustamov
Lighting Design
Lyudmila Lotina
Assistant Editor
Fazil Afshani
Sound Assistant
Nusrat Kasamanli
Script Editor
