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Absurdistan

  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.7K
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Absurdistan (2008)
Two childhood sweethearts seem destined for one another, until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.
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An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortag... Read allAn allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Veit Helmer
  • Writers
    • Zaza Buadze
    • Servet Golbol
    • Veit Helmer
  • Stars
    • Max Mauff
    • Kristýna Podzimková
    • Nino Chkheidze
Top credits
  • Director
    • Veit Helmer
  • Writers
    • Zaza Buadze
    • Servet Golbol
    • Veit Helmer
  • Stars
    • Max Mauff
    • Kristýna Podzimková
    • Nino Chkheidze
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

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    Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková in Absurdistan (2008)
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    Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková in Absurdistan (2008)
    Absurdistan (2008)
    Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková in Absurdistan (2008)
    Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková in Absurdistan (2008)
    Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková in Absurdistan (2008)

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    Max Mauff
    Max Mauff
    • Temelkoas Temelko
    • (as Maximilian Mauff)
    Kristýna Podzimková
    Kristýna Podzimková
    • Ayaas Aya
    • (as Kristýna Malérová)
    Nino Chkheidze
    • Grandmotheras Grandmother
    Ivane Ivantbelidze
    • Shooting Gallery Guyas Shooting Gallery Guy
    Ani Amiridze
    • Shooting Gallery Guy's Daughteras Shooting Gallery Guy's Daughter
    Ilko Stefanovski
    • Guri - Temelko's Fatheras Guri - Temelko's Father
    Assun Planas
    • Temelko's Motheras Temelko's Mother
    Otto Kuhnle
    • Barberas Barber
    Hijran Nasirova
    • Barber's Wifeas Barber's Wife
    Hendrik Arnst
    • Landlordas Landlord
    Olga Nefyodova
    • Landlord's Wifeas Landlord's Wife
    Adalat Ziyadkhanov
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (as Adalet Zyadhanov)
    Matanat Atakishiyeva
    • Policeman's Wifeas Policeman's Wife
    Izzularab El-Kaghghat
    • Bakeras Baker
    Michaela Bandi
    • Baker's Wifeas Baker's Wife
    Blagoja Spirkovski-Dzumerko
    • Cobbleras Cobbler
    • (as Blagoja Spirkovski)
    Dace Bonate
    • Cobbler's Wifeas Cobbler's Wife
    Elxan Quliyev
    • Bus Driveras Bus Driver
    • (as Elhan Guliyev)
    • Director
      • Veit Helmer
    • Writers
      • Zaza Buadze
      • Servet Golbol
      • Veit Helmer
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      Absurdistan (Main Theme)
      Written by Shigeru Umebayashi

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    sweet human comedy
    Reportedly based on a true story (though with quite a bit of legendary embellishment, one assumes, at least in its more fantastical elements), "Absurdistan" takes place in a remote village where the women wage a full-fledged battle-of-the-sexes, agreeing to withhold their conjugal duties until the men in the community repair the pipe that for decades has brought water to the town. The story also features Tamelko (Max Mauff) and Aya (Kristyna Malerova) as two teenagers whose own plans to finally consummate their relationship must now be put on hold.

    Homespun in appearance and humanistic in tone, "Absurdistan" (a German film done in Russian) is highly reminiscent of those quirky Czech comedies that enjoyed such popularity here in the States back in the 1960s. The scenes set in the past have been deliberately designed to look like aging home movies - grainy, washed-out, and scratchy - while those set in the present are crisp, clean and bursting with color.

    The movie blends small town humor with touches of magic realism and the occasional flight of fancy. There are times, admittedly, when the movie gets a little too silly and cutesy for its own good, but, on the positive side, it never takes itself too seriously or condescends to its characters. The mood is upbeat and the details charming in what amounts to a modern-day (but not TOO modern-day) version of "Lysistrata."
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 2008 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Absürdistan
    • Filming locations
      • Shaki, Azerbaijan
    • Production companies
      • Veit Helmer Filmproduktion
      • Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,683
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,441
      • Feb 8, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $113,269
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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