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The Career of Nikos Dyzma (2002)
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The Career of Nikos Dyzma (2002)
Original name: Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Nikos is a master of funeral ceremonies (that's undertaker to you and me) who doesn't expect much from life. After drunkenly insulting a diplomat at a party, weird things begin to happen for Nikos. The news that a mysterious stranger offended the hated Deputy Prime Minister galvanizes the political elite assembled at the banquet, and a rumor that Nikos can take care of anything spreads like wildfire, making him an idol of the masses.
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, realistic, biting, suspense
Plot: rise to the top, ambition, lifestyle, political intrigue, disorder, fish out of water, farce, state affairs, life turned upside down, overnight success, career, politics, nudity, lesbian, female nudity, skinny dipping, nude, shower, female full frontal nudity, nudity (full frontal - brief)
Time: year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place: poland

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