Absurdistan
2008 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,767 VOTES · DIR. Veit Helmer
Overview
An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.
Dialogue Timeline — 168 lines
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00:01:18 When God divided up the land of the earth, so the legend goes
00:02:49 To experience weightlessness, the man must make certain arrangements:
00:04:04 pillaged and plundered their way to Constantinople in the 13th century
00:04:58 During the middle ages our land was occupied by...
00:05:44 we got engaged!
00:07:11 ...that's basically how it works!
00:08:12 No rooster crows here before ten o'clock.
00:13:00 And that's how the days ended...
00:15:51 Grandma!
00:17:41 My grandmother possessed a special gift: she could read the stars.
00:19:11 He agreed.
00:20:21 and we barely had water.
00:26:45 Tomorrow the stars were to bring Aya and me together.
00:30:09 Be ready, you are about to fly!
00:34:48 Women, listen to me!
00:36:53 No water...
00:45:33 Disguised as a woman, Dino was sent into the enemy camp.
00:52:35 To get the backing into the village, the right weapon had to be found.
01:00:07 We leave this goddamn village to the men!
01:02:29 our lucky stars would vanish...
01:08:38 Directly under my village.
01:11:43 All I see is
01:18:03 In a few minutes we will be united.
01:20:56 how we can really fly to the stars.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed168
Dialogue density1.9 lines / min
First line00:01:18
Final line01:20:56
Production Record
DirectorVeit Helmer
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes1,767