Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
- Original title
- Жмурки
- Directed by
- Aleksei Balabanov
- Genre
- action film, crime film, black comedy film, satirical film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 16+
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 165 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
In 1990s Russia, low-level gangsters navigate a world of chaos and violence where killing is common. The film follows their schemes and betrayals in a satirical portrait of lawlessness.
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What happens
Dead Man's Bluff or Zhmurki (Russian: Жмурки) is a 2005 Russian black comedy/crime film. Director Aleksei Balabanov, who directed Brother and Brother 2, uses cameo performances, by Russia's most prominent actors. The film depicts the anarchistic reality of the free-market streets of Russia in the beginning of the 1990s, where the only real liberty was the freedom to kill. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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