A brilliant film that helped define a genre

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Veit Helmer's "Absurdistan" is a satire on the temptation to shirk one's responsibility. It's set in a village in the Caucasus ignored by all the surrounding governments. The men are so obsessed with proving their manliness that they've ignored the aging pipe that provides the village with its water. So, the women use their own power to force some change.One trick that the movie uses is to never identify the country in which the story takes place. They speak Russian, but it could just as easily be Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan (or even Chechnya). The point is that this village is one of the world's forgotten places. The people rely exclusively on each other and their know-how. It's inevitable that the two young protagonists get caught up in the village's traditions and lackadaisical attitude towards a glaring problem. For all that we know, there could be places like this in the US or Canada.I recommend the movie.

I had picked up this one just because I did not have time to choose one and just pulled whatever I could get my hands on. What I was looking forward was absurdities like in Borat. Yes , there were lot of absurdities in the movie. The theme is about women denying sex till the men solve the water problem in the village. It was light watching for most, however towards the end of the movie , the movie completed it's story and that too pretty well.A pipeline that brings water to the village has a missing piece. When the pipe is fixed, the water comes but the man who fixes it would fall into the water and drown. This is solved by tipping a huge rock that blocks the water. A light fun movie.

A very refreshing scenario, for children as well as grown-ups, out of a rare realization build-up. Marvelous interpretation of the kind. The direction is a topmost in buffoonery and lightness in the gags. The message is a simple tale, but it makes it possible to run through most of essential human relationships. To be seen, absolutely. A gem, a jewel. It is one of the first Turkish movie I have ever seen but it is definitely worth seeing. It reminds me of old Italian movie making in the fifties, but with a much higher emotional tone, much less seriousness. Of course some of the scenes would need some better physics to make more sense or be more realistic, but this is absolutely not the purpose of the film. It relies on absurdity to make us feel totally enjoyed with the message.

I liked the idea of the story, as its is basically much like a famous Play based on an the old Greek Legend, where the women hold off sexual favours top prevent there men form going off to war.The village & its people reminded me of the small village 'Chelm' featured in a few stories by Sholem Aleichem.(Fiddler on the Roof was based on one of his tales). This film is no relation to that classic.The first part of the movies was very enjoyable,then tedium set in. Questions in my mind arose. (SPOILER ALERT)What happened to all the other young people?How come nearly all the of the adults were far from being even somewhat good looking?The film runs only 84 minutes long but the last 30 or so minutes drags on & on.The 2 young leads were good.The movie played in no more than 3 theatres in the US early in 2009. The sets are realistic, I just wish I was able to appreciate it more.Ratings: **1/2 (out of 4) 72 points(out of 100) IMDb 6(out of 10)