The Anecdote (Azerbaijani: Lətifə, Russian: Анекдот) is a full-length Azerbaijani film shot in Baku in 1989. 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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Reception
Alieva, Narmina (2007-08-23). Фильм "Анекдот" был продан на рынке за 2,5 миллиона рублей (in Russian). Novosti-Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
Cast
Rasim Balayev - Rahimov
Jeyhun Mirzayev - Mammadov
Yashar Nuri - Mammad
Mukhtar Maniyev - Kerimov
Khuraman Hajiyeva - Khalilova
Yelena Kostina - Alya
Alexander Sharovski - Prosecutor
Loghman Kerimov - The Deaf
Latifa Aliyeva - Mother
Lala Baghirova - Rimma
Azhdar Hamidov - Ahmed
Rafig Aliyev - Komsomol leader
Arif Kerimov - Murtuzov
Nizami Musayev - Dunyaminov
Sadig Huseynov - Retired Colonel
Tarlan Babayev - Dancer
Ogtay Suleymanov - Factor worker
Sahib Guluzade - Head of the Society
Alla Sannikova - A dwarf lady
Igor Sannikov - A dwarf man
Alim Aslanov - Colonel Nazarov
Dadash Kazimov - Elevator Man
Faig Babayev - Factory Director