Иван Криворучко

The action is set in 1970 as the Soviet Union (and the entire progressive world) are preparing to celebrate Lenin's centenary. Not to be outdone, the camp commander decides to have the prisoners put on a play about Lenin's life. However, the ensuing preparations turn everything upside down and seem to offer a God-given chance to plot an escape.

A group of Swedish tourists are on the way to a Russian village to witness the so called 'Festivity of Neptunus', in which the inhabitants take a dive in a hole in the ice. This tradition, however, does not exist at all. The inhabitants try to make a good impression by starting the 'tradition' to please the tourists.

Un extra-terrestre à l’allure étrange confie à deux humains, Diadia Vova (oncle Vova) et Skripatch (Violoniste), un appareil mystérieux. À la suite d’une manipulation imprudente, Diadia Vova et Skripatch se retrouvent transportés sur la planète désertique Plouke de la galaxie Kin-dza-dza. Peuplée d’humanoïdes télépathes, la planète cultive un curieux paradoxe. Disposant d’une technologie très en avance sur la Terre, Plouke présente un système social proche de la barbarie.

The former supervisor of the camp of political prisoners, Barkhatov, turned out to be an ordinary corporal in the war, failed, and did not want to change in the new circumstances and remained a camp "turntable". And during the war, being together with naive village people, he arranged a small "puppet" theater, where he became the main "puppeteer".