Ku! Kin-dza-dza ( rus. Ку! Кин-дза-дза) is a 2013 Russian animated

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Georgy Danelia Georgiy Nikolayevich Daneliya ( ka, გიორგი ნიკოლოზის ძე დანელია; russian: Георгий Николаевич Данелия; 25 August 1930 – 4 April 2019), also known as Giya Daneliya ( ka, გ� ...

. It is an animated

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ...

of Danelia's 1986 live-action film ''

Kin-dza-dza! ''Kin-dza-dza!'' (russian: link=no, italics=yes, Кин-дза-дза!) is a 1986 Soviet film released by the Mosfilm studio and directed by Georgiy Daneliya, with a story by Georgiy Daneliya and Revaz Gabriadze. Plot The story begins in 1980s M ...

''. Although it preserves much of the original movie's social commentary, ''Ku! Kin-dza-dza'' is notably less dark and

dystopia A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...

n than original, and more targeted towards youth and an international audience. The film is mainly traditionally animated with some computer animation in it.

Plot

The remake follows the plot of the original with minor changes. While the original story was set in 1980s, the remake is set in 2010s, some of the scenes were altered, and the two new protagonists are different from their 1986 counterparts. A renowned cellist Vladimir Chizhov (Uncle Vova) and his teenage nephew Tolik meet an alien with a teleportation device. Tolik carelessly pushes a button on the device, and he and Uncle Vova are beamed to the planet Plyuk in Kin-dza-dza galaxy. The planet is a post-apocalyptic desert without resources, ruled by a brutal racist regime. The two travellers meet three locals, Bi, Wef and their robot Abradox, who travel on a pepelats and constantly try to cheat and betray the naive newcomers. Tolik and Uncle Vova have to go a long distance through the rusting world of Kin-dza-dza to find their way home.

Cast

* Nikolai Gubenko as Uncle Vova *

Ivan Tsekhmistrenko Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulga ...

as Tolik Tsarapkin * Andrei Leonov as Wef (son of

Yevgeny Leonov Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as ''Gentlemen ...

, who performed the role in the original movie) *

Alexei Kolgan Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin ...

as Bi and Kyrr * Aleksandr Adabashyan as Abradox *

as Camomile and Diogenes *

Igor Kvasha Igor Vladimirovich Kvasha (russian: Игорь Владимирович Кваша; 4 February 1933 — 30 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. He was a leading actor of Sovremennik Theater. Igor Kvasha was one of the So ...

as Yk, a carousel owner *

Irina Devlyashova Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of pe ...

as Lidka Liziakina *

Polina Kutepova Polina Pavlovna Kutepova (russian: Поли́на Па́вловна Куте́пова; born August 1, 1971, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actress. Biography Along with twin sister Kseniya preparing for an artistic career since childhood. ...

as Tolik's Мother *

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as Astronomer *

Igor Sannikov Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling ...

as Old Man in a wheelbarrow *

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as Old Woman in a wheelbarrow *

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as Old Woman in the planetarium *

Vakhtang Kikabidze Vakhtang Kikabidze ( ka, ვახტანგ კიკაბიძე; born on July 19, 1938), also known as Buba ( ka, ბუბა) is a Georgian (formerly Soviet) singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, composer and politician who has served i ...

as Tratz, a leader of the smugglers *

Galina Danelia-Yurkova Galina, Halyna, or Halina (russian: Галина; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration fr ...

as Frosya, Uncle Vova's housekeeper

Critical reception

The film was met with generally favorable reviews in Russian media. It holds an average rating of 82 out of 100 at Russian review aggregator Kritikanstvo. ''Ku! Kin-dza-dza'' received positive reviews from Russian version of Empire, Mir Fantastiki, Argumenty i Fakty,

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, Trud and Izvestiya, and mediocre ratings from Lenta.ru, Vedomosti and

Afisha ''Afisha'' ''( rus, link=no, Афиша — "Poster")'' was a Russian entertainment and lifestyle magazine published from April 1999 to December 2015 in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and 12 other Russia's major cities. In its peak years ''Afishas re ...

. Outside Russia, Vassilis Kroustallis at Zippyframes gave the film a positive review.

Awards

* Asia Pacific Screen Awards * Nika Award for best animated feature.Премию «Ника» получили «Ку! Кин-дза-дза» Данелии и «Труба» Манского
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References

External links

* {{Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film 2013 films 2013 animated films 2010s science fiction comedy films Remakes of Russian films Films directed by Georgiy Daneliya Best Animated Feature Film Asia Pacific Screen Award winners Russian science fiction comedy films Russian and Soviet animated science fiction films Russian animated films Russian children's fantasy films 2010s Russian-language films