Luna Papa (1999)

The unborn child of Mamlakat (Khamatova) is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother (... See full summary »

Director:

Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov

Writers:

Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, Irakli Kvirikadze

Stars:

Chulpan Khamatova, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ato Mukhamedzhanov

12 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chulpan Khamatova	...	Mamlakat
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Nasreddin
Ato Mukhamedzhanov	...	Safar
Merab Ninidze	...	Alik
Polina Raykina	...	Khabibula (voice)
Nikolay Fomenko	...	Yassir
Lola Mirzorakhimova	...	Zube
Sherali Abdulkajsov	...	Akbar
Dinmukhamet Akhimov	...	Gynecologist
Azalbek Nazriyev	...	Alisher Khamrayev
Aleftina Galiyeva	...	Dancer
Barvina Gulyamova	...	Dancer
Leila Nikajlova	...	Dancer
Sofya Amrulina	...	Dancer
Mukhayo Karimova	...	Dancer

Storyline

The unborn child of Mamlakat (Khamatova) is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother (Bleibtreu) in a small village in Central Asia. One night she is seduced by an actor from a traveling troupe, who poses as a friend of Tom Cruise, and makes her pregnant. She tries to abort, but her father and brother become determined to find the seducer, setting in motion a cascade of comic adventures.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to sophocles | road movie | surrealism | pregnancy | theater troupe | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Atlanta Films Official Russian Site

Country:

Tajikistan Germany Japan Uzbekistan Austria Switzerland France Russia

Language:

Russian Tajik Uzbek

Release Date:

31 March 2000 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Moon Father

Filming Locations:

Tajikistan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro Space, Fernsehen DRS, Frenetic Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

An entire brick village was built for the making of the film, including street, canals and the harbor, and had to be rebuilt after a flooding.

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Goofs

After the pilot gives Mamlakat the fish, he jumps into an open window while wearing a scarf and an unzipped jacket. The following moment, when he is shown from inside the room, the scarf is gone and the jacket is mostly zipped up.

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Connections

Referenced in Un sogno fatto in Sicilia (2000)

User Reviews

khudojnazarov calls it traditional tragicomedy; we call it monty python in russia.

if we'd missed this film, we'd have had to fly to russia or sweden to see it. what an expensive night at the cinema that would prove. (is there a distributor out there reading this? we've got a big *HINT* stick we'd like to hit you with.)

we laughed and gaped through the entire film. we saw it at the toronto international film festival. mr khudojnazarov fielded questions after the premier. we asked about the scene with the cow; we believe he called it something akin to "an act of god".

please, see it and promote charming, intelligent directors who make charming, intelligent movies.

ps, you'll find out what happened to manni after lola ran with her DM.