

Absurdistan
2008-01-20 · 87 min · ★ 6.1
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.
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- Directors
- Veit Helmer
- Production companies
- Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Max MauffTemelko
Kristýna PodzimkováAya
Assun PlanasTemelko's Mother
Nino ChkheidzeGroßmutter
Hendrik ArnstLandlord
Hijran NasirovaBarber's Wife
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