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Me Too (2012)

Me Too poster
Original title
Я тоже хочу
Directed by
Aleksei Balabanov
Genre
road movie, pritcha, Fantastic Realism, cinematic fairy tale
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
18+
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of strangers travels through a surreal Russian landscape searching for a magical place that grants wishes. Along the way, they confront their personal failings and desires.

darkly humorousdreamlikemelancholiccontemplativesurrealbleakslow-burnunsettling

What happens

Me Too (Russian: Я тоже хочу, romanized: Ya tozhe khochu) is a 2012 Russian drama film written and directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It premiered in the Orizzonti competition at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. For this film Balabanov received a Nika Award nomination for Best Director and the Best Director Award at the Saint Petersburg International Film Festival. The film has been described as 'a cheeky, darkly humorous response to Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky'. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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