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A Victim of Science

1982 · 65 min

A dry, quietly absurd satire that drifts through bureaucratic tedium, rewarding patience with a wry, faintly melancholy sense of futility.

Overview
A satirical comedy about the monotonous, boring and largely meaningless life of small officials in a certain provincial town.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • isolation
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Valentin Kuik
Written by
Valentin Kuik
Starring
Enn Klooren, Aire Koop, Peeter Volkonski, Ants Ander, Ferdinand Kala, Eldor Valter, Kaarel Toom, Lembit Ulfsak
Cinematography
Valeri Blinov
Runtime
65 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian, Estonian

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