The Catalyst (1990)
- Original title
- Каталажка
- Directed by
- George Kevorkoff
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A comedy about a prison wall collapsing in a Soviet town. To prevent escapes, the mayor and police chief decide to house inmates in the apartments of citizens who have long unpaid utility bills. They also turn the whole town into a softened version of a penal colony.
satiricalwhimsicalchaoticabsurdlight-heartedslapstickcomicquirky
What happens
«Каталажка» — советская сатирическая кинокомедия. Где-то лет сто назад один нерадивый заключённый бился головой о стенку. В наше время стена тюрьмы рухнула, и, чтобы избежать побега зэков, мэр города при содействии начальника РОВД решает расселить зэков по квартирам тех, кто продолжительное время не платит за коммунальные услуги, а заодно и обнести город колючей проволокой и сделать из него сильно смягчённое подобие каторги. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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