Kin-dza-dza! story

movie: Kindzadza (1986) · 1986-12-01

Two men accidentally teleport themselves to a desert planet located somewhere in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy.

9 total · 5 major · 4 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
desert planet	major	The planet, called Pluke, on which Uncle Vova and The Violinist were stranded was a desert planet by all appearances.
extraterrestrial being	major	Uncle Vova and The Violinist became stranded on a planet populated by aliens that appear human, with deceptively primitive-looking technology and a barbaric culture, which satirically resembles that of humans.
human vs. desert environment	major	The story followed Uncle Vova and The Violinist as they crossed the Pluke desert with little provisions with the goal of reaching a place called Downtown.
society with an institutionalized social stratification	major	Social status among the Plukanians was indicated by pant color.
what if I could never go home	major	Uncle Vova and The Violinist's chances of making it back to the Soviet Union looked pretty grim after they'd accidentally teleported themselves to the planet Pluke in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy.
communicating with someone who speaks a different language	minor	The Violinist tried to communicate with the first two Plug natives he met in English, French, German, and Turkish, before he realized they, like him, were fluent in Russian.
foreign customs	minor	Uncle Vova and The Violinist wore nose bells as was the custom among some on the planet Pluke.
husband and wife	minor	Uncle Vova's wife asked his to go out to buy groceries.
teleportation device	minor	Uncle Vova pushing a button on a mysterious stranger's device instantaneously transporter Vova and The Violinist to a planet, known as Pluke, in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy.