Kin-dza-dza!

1986 2h 15m RU

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 308

ComedyScience FictionAdventure

Synopsis

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Two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other are transported to the planet Pluke in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy due to a chance encounter with an alien teleportation device. They must come to grips with a language barrier and Plukian social norms (not to mention the laws of space and time) if they ever hope to return to Earth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stanislav Lyubshin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Mashkov - 'Uncle Vova'
Evgeni Leonov
Wef - The Wandering Chatlanian Singer
Yuriy Yakovlev
Bee - The Wandering Patsak Singer
Levan Gabriadze
Gedevan Alexandrovich Alexidze - 'Fiddler'
Lev Perfilov
Kyrr - The Chatlanian-Dissident
Irina Shmeleva
Tsan - The Desert Stage-Cart Driver
Olga Mashnaya
Decont - A Teleportation Officer at Alpha
Georgiy Daneliya
Abradox - The Governor of Alpha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georgiy Daneliya
Writers: Georgiy Daneliya, Revaz Gabriadze
Languages: Russian, Georgian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Georgian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, shot by Pavel Lebeshev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gia Kancheli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Natalya Dobrunova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Stanislav Lyubshin and Evgeni Leonov and Yuriy Yakovlev carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091341 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Georgiy Daneliya directs. Pavel Lebeshev behind the camera. Gia Kancheli scores. Natalya Dobrunova cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian, Georgian.

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Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Georgian.
3Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, shot by Pavel Lebeshev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gia Kancheli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Natalya Dobrunova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stanislav Lyubshin and Evgeni Leonov and Yuriy Yakovlev carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0091341 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.