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National Bomb

2004 · 104 min

A wry, meandering comedy of scrappy schemers chasing money and art in a crumbling post-Soviet city.

Directed by
Vagif Mustafayev
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Avtandil Makharadze, Yashar Nuri, Nuriya Akhmedova
Overview
In capital city Baku, eminent editor Yusef Abranov and director Mehmet are determined to get their latest movie made by any means necessary, after being shut down by the bankrupt national studio. Following various schemes, the only way left to raise the cash is to marry off Yusef’s son to the daughter of the rich guy who’s bought Yusef’s bizarre, mirror-filled house.

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Directed by
Vagif Mustafayev
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Avtandil Makharadze, Yashar Nuri, Nuriya Akhmedova
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • class
  • family
  • ambition
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Cinematography
Lomer Akhvlediani
Runtime
104 min
Country
Azerbaijan, Russia
Languages
Russian

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