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RUNTIME
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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Absurdistan
2008 1h 27m DE
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6.1
MID
★6.1TMDB · 34
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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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 shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Max Mauff
Temelko
Kristýna Podzimková
Aya
Assun Planas
Temelko's Mother
Ilko Stefanovski
Guri - Temelko's Father
Nino Chkheidze
Großmutter
Ivane Ivantbelidze
Shooting Gallery Guy
Ani Amiridze
Shooting Gallery Guy's Daughter
Hendrik Arnst
Landlord
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Veit Helmer
- Writers
- Gordan Mihić, Veit Helmer, Zaza Buadze
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Vincent Assmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková and Assun Planas carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1027658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Veit Helmer directs. Shigeru Umebayashi scores. Vincent Assmann cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Vincent Assmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Max Mauff and Kristýna Podzimková and Assun Planas carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1027658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Shigeru Umebayashi
- Editing
- Vincent Assmann
- Production design
- Erwin Prib
- Costume design
- Serap Bahadir
- Makeup / hair
- Madonna Chanturia
- Sound
- Immo Trümpelmann
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Veit Helmer
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion
DE
Key crew
- ProducerVeit Helmer
- ProducerLinda Kornemann
- Line ProducerElnura Jivazade
- CastingSuse Marquardt
- CastingJessica Horváthová
- Costume DesignSerap Bahadir
- EditorVincent Assmann
- Costume DesignTeo Kavelashvilli
- Costume DesignMehriban Efendiyeva
- Art DirectionSergej Bulavin
- Production DesignErwin Prib
- Production DesignVaja Djalaghania
- Makeup ArtistMadonna Chanturia
- SoundMartin Frühmorgen
- Additional MusicLars Löhn
- SoundImmo Trümpelmann
- Sound DesignerImmo Trümpelmann
- Sound DesignerMartin Frühmorgen
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRobert Jäger
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rescue
- first time
- village
- source
- teenage crush
- falling in love
- rescue team
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-01-20
