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Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
15K
Original name: Кин-дза-дза!
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The story takes place on the desert planet "Pluke" in the "Kin-dza-dza" galaxy, where two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other ("Uncle Vova", a gruff construction foreman from Moscow, and "The Fiddler", a student from Georgia) are stranded due to an accidental encounter with an alien teleportation device. The movie describes their long quest to find a way back home.
Style:
surreal, philosophical, offbeat, enigmatic, humorous, cult classic, psychedelic, apocalyptic, parody, mind bending ...
Plot:
desert, surrealism, alien, absurdism, satire, distopia, post apocalyptic, racism, capitalism, transformation, time travel, totalitarianism, alien encounter, social differences, planet, post-apocalyptic future, steampunk, distant planet, survival, technology, imaginary, european, space and aliens, science, humanity ...
Time:
future
Place:
ussr, soviet union, russia, poland, russian
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Story:
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