Absurdistan

(Germany, 2007, 88 mins)

digital video

Wisconsin Premiere

writer: Gordan Mihic, Zaza Buadze, Ahmet Golbol, Veit Helmer
director of photography: George Beridze
editor: Vincent Assmann
sound mix: Robert Jäger
sound design: Martin Frühmorgen, Immo Trümpelmann
music: Shigeru Umebayashi
production design: Erwin Prib, Vaja Djalaghania
costume design: Mehriban Efendiyeva, Serap Bahadir
make up: Madona Chanturia
producer: Linda Kornemann
cast: Kristyna Malérová, Maximilian Mauff, Nino Chkheidze, Ivane Ivantbelidze, Ani Amiridze, lko Stefanovski, Assun Planas

• IMDB Film Info

Inspired by a real-life event in a small Turkish village, director Veit Helmer (Tuvalu) creates a truly whimsical world where the laws of gravity have been bent. Aya and Temelko were predestined to share their childhoods, their hearts, and once the stars align perfectly, their first night of passion. Aya insists that she must take a ritual bath before consummating their love. And in this dusty, obsure mountain town, the central water pipe has fallen into disrepair, now only a trickle. Fed up with the laziness of the village men and led by Aya, the women strike — no sex until the water supply returns. Frankly, most of the men take this in boorish, slapstick stride, but Temelko, with the fire of youth burning inside him and with six days to go before the constellations change, sets out to fix the pipe, restore peace, and embrace his true love. Absurdistan is nearly wordless, but is rich in comic escapades. 2008 Sundance Film Festival; winner, Best Production Design, 2008 German Film Awards.

Sponsored By:

UW Center for European Studies

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