Absurdistan
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Absurdistan

6.0 / 10 2008 1h 27mNR German
ComedyRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Max Mauff

Max Mauff

Temelko

Lead
Kristýna Podzimková

Kristýna Podzimková

Aya

Assun Planas

Assun Planas

Temelko's Mother

IS

Ilko Stefanovski

Guri - Temelko's Father

Nino Chkheidze

Nino Chkheidze

Großmutter

II

Ivane Ivantbelidze

Shooting Gallery Guy

AA

Ani Amiridze

Shooting Gallery Guy's Daughter

Hendrik Arnst

Hendrik Arnst

Landlord

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Veit Helmer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Absurdistan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker