Kin-dza-dza!

Kin-dza-dza!

1986 · 135 min · ★ 7.7 · Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure

Two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other are transported to the planet Pluke in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy due to a chance encounter with an alien teleportation device. They must come to grips with a language barrier and Plukian social norms (not to mention the laws of space and time) if they ever hope to return to Earth.

Directed by Georgiy Daneliya · Written by Georgiy Daneliya

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