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The Martian Chronicles

2000 · 70 min

A chaotic, cynical farce that throws crooked officials and desperate misfits into one garish con, watching the absurdity snowball with gleeful, sleazy energy.

Directed by
Konstantin Seliverstov
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sergei Chernov, Chaya Hakim, Yuri Zelkin
Overview
In an effort to conceal the embezzlement of large sums of money received from the presidential fund, the corrupt and mired in the most low-grade debauchery, the Governor of the City starts a grandiose scam called the "Martian Expedition". The vacancies of voluntary suicides are readily accepted by an artist, director, architect, choreographer and porn star. Meanwhile, the "shadow administration" of the City, consisting of the bosses of the largest gangster groups, is joining the division of the "financial cake"...

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Directed by
Konstantin Seliverstov
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sergei Chernov, Chaya Hakim, Yuri Zelkin
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • greed
  • power
  • crime
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

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Runtime
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Country
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