The Joke (1990)
• January 10th, 1990 • 2h 16min
Comedy
Overview
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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