Demobbed (2000)
- Original title
- ДМБ
- Directed by
- Roman Kachanov
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 16+
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 83 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
Three young Russians from different backgrounds join the army to escape their pasts. The film shows the army's brutal traditions as a weirdly idyllic process of resocialization rather than a tragedy.
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What happens
Demobbed (Russian: ДМБ, romanized: DMB) is a cult Russian comedy film by Roman Kachanov, showing an absurdist view on the Russian army through the eyes of a conscript. The brutal rituals of Dedovshchina, a major problem within Russian society, is shown not as a tragedy, but as an idyllically insane process of resocialization. Several stars of Soviet cinema cast in the roles of senior officers; prominent theater director Sergei Artsibashev portrayed the iconic protagonist Dikiy Prapor ("Wild Warrant Officer") The film's popularity prompted the producers to create four sequels (DMB-2, DMB-3, DMB-4 and DMB-5), but with limited reception. Three young Russians from very different walks of life involuntarily enter the military to escape their past. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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