Fresh
Absurdistan has more than a little bit of magic at its heart; it's a tale of love and perseverance, gently winking at its happy viewers.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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Absurdistan
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Veit Helmer Director
- Max Mauff as Temelko
- Kristýna Podzimková as Aya
- Assun Planas as Temelko's Mother
- Ilko Stefanovski as Guri - Temelko's Father
- Nino Chkheidze as Großmutter
- Ivane Ivantbelidze as Shooting Gallery Guy
- Ani Amiridze as Shooting Gallery Guy's Daughter
- Hendrik Arnst as Landlord
- Otto Kuhnle as Barber
- Hijran Nasirova as Barber's Wife
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Writer-director Veit Helmer creates a wildly imaginative world worthy of Gabriel Garca Mrquez at his most playful, drenching it in vivid color and a Slavic sense of bleak humor.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
Despite its comedic limitations, this film is up to more than its American adolescent counterparts.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
Makes for a lovely hour and a half of old-fashioned storytelling.
Reyhan Harmanci, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Has a folkloric charm buoyed by consistent comic inventiveness.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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