Kin-dza-dza!

1986
PG-13
2h 15m

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YOUR RATING

Two Russians push the wrong button on a strange device and end up on the telepathic planet Pluke with its strange societal norms.Two Russians push the wrong button on a strange device and end up on the telepathic planet Pluke with its strange societal norms.Two Russians push the wrong button on a strange device and end up on the telepathic planet Pluke with its strange societal norms.

Director
- Georgiy Daneliya
Writers
- Revaz Gabriadze
- Georgiy Daneliya
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Georgiy Daneliya
Writers
- Revaz Gabriadze
- Georgiy Daneliya
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination

Trivia
Half the dialogue was ad-libbed.

Quotes
Uef: If I have a little KETSE, I have the right to wear yellow pants, and any Patsak should squat twice before me, not once. If a have a lot of KETSE, I have the right to wear crimson pants, so any Patsak should squat twice, any Chatlanin should make "ku", and Etsilopp can't beat me at night...

Connections
Featured in Ravnyaetsya odnomu Gaftu (2010)

Soundtracks
Strangers in the Night
(uncredited)
Written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder
Performed by Levan Gabriadze

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Featured review

10/10

Star Wars meets Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

I can't believe this movie has been out for twenty years, and no one in the US has ever heard of it. I wish the studio that owns the rights would release it on DVD, and allow many American critics to see one of the great Russian masterpieces of film. I first saw this film on the IMDb Top 50 Sci-fi poll, and decided to give it a try. I was able to locate it online, and within a few days it had finished downloading. Until they release this on DVD with English subtitles, downloading the movie is really you're only option (unless you are Russian). It shouldn't be too hard to find, however, just be patient.

Anyway, this film is a complete joy! All of the characterizations are perfect, and the film's gritty futuristic feeling is a mix of Star Wars, Blade Runner and Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead. I can't recommend this film enough! It's a smart, funny and brilliant piece of cinema that I hope finds its niche before its too late.