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A tribe of survivors take possession of a large but rundown building, killing all who put up resistance - but they don't know that the building is cursed by some demon god and haunted by a girl in white that seems to know a dark secret.
Masseba
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Czechia
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Czechia
06 Jun 1989
- Theatrical
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Citadel dwelling refugees living primal, subjugated, mostly wordless lives. Dissident ones are thrown out of windows, power hungry ones do what they do to stay in power, the rest sit around dulled, a pig god looks down. A man and woman dream of a way out, guided by a spirit child. Plays like an experimental dance piece. Very austere, very confronting, very confusing. Pretty good.
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“Soul? I don't know what it is.” - Major (Václav Postránecký)
Masseba is a real enigma of a movie. If I'm honest, I was never really sure WTF the filmmakers intentions were. It starts with a clan of around 30 or so people holed up in a decrepit cement building. They're either survivors of some kind of apocalypse or they've been banished from society, either way they're all seeking shelter together within its walls. The groups led by a strong militia like hierarchy, who kill, rape and do pretty much as they please. A growing number of rebels are seeking a new identity and rise up against the bullying leader.
Supposedly its an allegorical science fiction film about the communist…