Demobbed (film)
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Demobbed is a cult Russian comedy film by Roman Kachanov, offering an absurdistic
view on the Russian army by the eyes of a conscript. Brutal Dedovshchina
, the major problem of the Russian society, is shown not as a tragedy, but as an idylically insane process of resocialization.
Several stars of the Soviet cinema cast in the roles of senior officers; prominent theater director Sergey Artsybashev portrayed the iconic protagonist Dikiy Prapor ("Wild Warrant Officer")
Film's popularity encouraged producers to create two sequel
s (DMB-2 and DMB-3), but with limited reception.
Absurdism
In philosophy, "The Absurd" refers to the conflict between the human tendency to seek value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any...
view on the Russian army by the eyes of a conscript. Brutal Dedovshchina
Dedovshchina
Dedovshchina is the name given to the informal system of subjection of new junior conscripts, formerly to the Soviet Armed Forces and today to the Russian armed forces, Interior Ministry, and FSB border guards, as well as the military forces of certain former Soviet Republics, to brutalization...
, the major problem of the Russian society, is shown not as a tragedy, but as an idylically insane process of resocialization.
Several stars of the Soviet cinema cast in the roles of senior officers; prominent theater director Sergey Artsybashev portrayed the iconic protagonist Dikiy Prapor ("Wild Warrant Officer")
Film's popularity encouraged producers to create two sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
s (DMB-2 and DMB-3), but with limited reception.
Plot
Three young Russians from very different walks of life involutarily enter the military to escape their past.International awards
- 2000 — Demobbed — FIPRESCIFIPRESCIThe International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
Special Mention: «For its humour and for the ironic look on Russian society which allows to overcome tragedies of everyday life and might open doors to the new cinema»http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266437/awards.
Selected national awards
- 2000 — Golden Arie (National Award of Film-critics and the Film-press) — Best filmscript http://www.kinokultura.com/kinotavr/aries.html#2000
- 2000 — KinotavrKinotavrKinotavr , also known as Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival carried out in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991...
Prize of the Guild of Russian Film Scholars and Film Critics