The Joke (1990)

(4.8) based on 4 votes
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.
Release Date
Jan 10, 1990
Runtime
02h 16m
Genre
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