IAFF | Absurdistan

Veit Helmer | Duitsland, 2008 | 88' | Location De Uitkijk

Author: redactie redactie

Somewhere between Asia and Europe lies the god-forsaken desert village of Absurdistan, which a grand total of 14 families somehow manage to call home. For the village, the biggest problem is water… but for the village women, the biggest problem is their lazy men, who won’t lift a finger to remedy the situation.
<p><br />Tired of their lack of efforts, the village women take up the cry 'No water, no sex', leaving the good-for-nothing men scratching their empty heads. Soon a crazy war of the sexes breaks out, dividing the village in two with barbed wire and threatening to keep the women and men of Adsurdistan separated for time to come... <br /><br />A delightful surrealistic comedy from the award-winning director of Tuvalu and Gate to heaven, full of gorgeous dreamlike moments, flamboyant humour and Monty Pythonesque absurd situations. Nominated for the Sundance Film Festival 2008 Grand Jury Prize. </p>