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Kin-dza-dza!

Kin-dza-dza!

19867.72h 15m

Overview

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.

Directed by Georgiy Daneliya
Written by Revaz Gabriadze, Georgiy Daneliya
Produced by Nikolai Garo
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Top Cast

Stanislav Lyubshin

Stanislav Lyubshin

Vladimir Nikolaevich Mashkov - 'Uncle Vova'

Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Wef - The Wandering Chatlanian Singer

Yuriy Yakovlev

Yuriy Yakovlev

Bee - The Wandering Patsak Singer

Levan Gabriadze

Levan Gabriadze

Gedevan Alexandrovich Alexidze - 'Fiddler'

Lev Perfilov

Lev Perfilov

Kyrr - The Chatlanian-Dissident

Irina Shmeleva

Irina Shmeleva

Tsan - The Desert Stage-Cart Driver

Olga Mashnaya

Olga Mashnaya

Decont - A Teleportation Officer at Alpha

Georgiy Daneliya

Georgiy Daneliya

Abradox - The Governor of Alpha

Aleksandra Dorokhina

Aleksandra Dorokhina

woman in tunnel

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Galina Daneliya-Yurkova

Mashkov's wife

Themes & Keywords

spacecraftsoviet unionpost-apocalyptic futureuniversetotalitarianismcosmos

About Kin-dza-dza!

Kin-dza-dza! is a comedy, science fiction, adventure film released in 1986 exploring themes of spacecraft, soviet union, post-apocalyptic future, universe, totalitarianism, cosmos. Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, it stars Stanislav Lyubshin, Evgeni Leonov, Yuriy Yakovlev. 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.

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