{"product_id":"damaged-zerograd-blu-ray","title":"Damaged | Zerograd [Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCracked\/broken case along the top edge, with tearing to the cover art along the front spine area. Please review the photos carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamaged items are brand new and sealed but may have cosmetic defects such as cracked cases, loose discs, creases, dents, scuffs, or packaging wear. Damage severity varies by item. All damaged items are sold as-is and are final sale.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZerograd Blu-ray presents Karen Shakhnazarov’s surreal, darkly comic masterpiece, a singular blend of Kafkaesque absurdity, mystery, and political satire. Part existential puzzle, part deadpan comedy, and part philosophical nightmare, the film stands as one of the defining works of late Soviet cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngineer Varakin arrives in a remote provincial city on routine business, only to find himself trapped in a place where nothing makes logical sense, yet everyone behaves as if it does. Drawn into the investigation of the apparent suicide—or possible murder—of a restaurant chef who may or may not be his long-lost father, Varakin’s desperate attempts to return to Moscow are endlessly thwarted by bureaucracy, ritual, and surreal custom. As the mystery deepens, the city reveals itself as a frozen museum of ideology, history, and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with bizarre non sequiturs, eerie symbolism, and melancholy humour, Zerograd unfolds like a Soviet answer to Brazil filtered through Agatha Christie and Monty Python. Anchored by Leonid Filatov’s quietly tragic performance and underscored by an evocative score from Eduard Artemyev, the film is both hilarious and haunting. This Deaf Crocodile release presents the globally definitive version, newly restored and accompanied by insightful supplements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirected by: Karen Shakhnazarov\u003cbr\u003estarring: Leonid Filatov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Oleg Basilashvili\u003cbr\u003e1988 \/ 102 min \/ 1.37:1 \/ Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage: Russian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573930627142,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/8096\/6982\/files\/file_fada1240-27e5-4a94-ba38-038cd56027fc.jpg?v=1791340567","url":"https:\/\/peakbooks.co\/products\/damaged-zerograd-blu-ray","provider":"Peak Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}