I saw it yesterday at the Edinburgh International Festival and loved it from the first to the last frame. The film follows a couple of people who work or have some connection to the local telecommunications company Unicom. They all struggle at work and at home (except of the devil-ish IT guys in the basement). The company is threatened by poor sales figures and a group of environmental activists who threaten to sabotage their new 4G system. So far so standard. However, the fun arises from the myriads of surreal, funny and humiliating moments these people go through life. What works so beautifully in this film is the risk taking things into the absurd with even very silly costumes but not turning it into slapstick. It's still all relevant and we are all reminded of our worst day at work or at home. The story could have easily told in a doom and gloom fashion or completely bonkers but the director manages this fine line where we still can connect to the characters. The film is clearly inspired by Roy Anderssons jokes and also his surreal way of storytelling but this is much lighter and hugely entertaining. Also, there are no tableau style shots but instead clever camera movements. In general the film feels very energetic and it never loses its momentum right to the end.
