Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (2001)

Original title

Яды, или всемирная история отравлений

Directed by

Karen Shakhnazarov

Genre

comedy film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

12+

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 16 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.

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How it feels

This Russian comedy shows different stories about poisons and poisonings throughout history. It mixes fantasy with real historical figures in a series of amusing vignettes.

absurdistwhimsicalplayfuloffbeatdarkly comicsatiricallighthearted

What happens

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (Russian: Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений, romanized: Yady, ili vsemirnaya istoriya otravleniy) is a 2001 Russian fantastical absurdist comedy directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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