Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger? (1998)
- Original title
- Не послать ли нам... гонца?
- Directed by
- Valeriy Chikov
- Genre
- adventure film, road movie, comedy drama, mystery film, children's film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 9 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 struggling farmer heads to Moscow to ask the president for help. Along the way he encounters a businessman, a soldier in love, and an elderly person, and he helps each of them.
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What happens
Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger? (Russian: Не послать ли нам… гонца?) is a 1998 Russian road comedy-drama film directed by Valeri Chikov. The film tells about a devastated farmer who travels to the capital to the president to find out the truth. On the way, he manages to save the businessman, help the loving soldier and the elderly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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