Don't Think About White Monkeys (2008)

Original title

Не думай про белых обезьян

Directed by

Yuri Mamin

Genre

comedy drama, experimental film, satirical film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian social satire that mixes comedy with tragedy. All dialogue is spoken in verse to a strict musical rhythm. The story critiques society with an absurd and farcical tone.

satiricaltragicomicrhythmicplayfulpoeticabsurdwryinventiveoffbeat

What happens

Don‘t Think About White Monkeys ("Не думай про белых обезьян") is a Russian social satirical tragicomedy film, directed by Yuri Mamin. The creators of the film define its genre as a tragic farce. The screenplay was written by Yuri Mamin and Vladimir Vardunas. The form of the film is unusual: all dialogues are in verse accompanied by a strict musical rhythm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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