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Release Date:
January 10, 1990
Original Title:
Lətifə
Alternate Titles:
The Joke
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Azerbaijanfilm
Tiskino
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 136
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.
Assistant Director:
Rafig Orujov
Assistant Editor:
Lyudmila Lotina
Costume Design:
Tatyana Amirova
Costumer:
Nina Churina
Director:
Nizami Musayev
Yefim Abramov
Director of Photography:
Baghir Rafiyev
Editor:
Tamara Narimanbekova
Lighting Design:
Rustam Rustamov
Niyazi Zeynalov
Music:
Javanshir Guliyev
Production Design:
Kamil Najafzadeh
Nazim Hadjiyev
Screenplay:
Rovshan Aghayev
Script Editor:
Ramiz Fataliyev
Nusrat Kasamanli
Sound Assistant:
Fazil Afshani
Sound Designer:
Nataliya Nuriyeva
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