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Luna Papa

Name: Luna Papa
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1999-09-08
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Chulpan Khamatova, Ato Mukhamedzhanov, Merab Ninidze, Polina Raykina

1999 | 103 min | Drama, Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Sorry, Baby, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
What might put you off: It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The unborn child of Mamlakat is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother in a small village in Central Asia. One night she is seduced by an actor from a travelling troupe, who poses as a friend of Tom Cruise, and gets her pregnant. She tries to abort, but her father and brother become determined to find the seducer, setting in motion a cascade of comic adventures.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov

Moritz BleibtreuNasreddin
Chulpan KhamatovaMamlakat
Ato MukhamedzhanovSafar
Merab NinidzeAlik
Polina RaykinaKhabibula (voice)
Nikolay FomenkoYassir
Lola MirzorakhimovaZube
Sherali AbdulkajsovAkbar
Dinmukhamet AkhimovGynecologist
Azalbek NazriyevAlisher Khamrayev