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Carbon

2022 · 103 min · Comedy

In early-1990s Moldova, a naive tractor driver and a scarred Afghan-war veteran set out for the front of the Transnistria conflict, and their strange journey with a mysterious corpse becomes a darkly comic tale of a country coming apart. A wry tragicomedy.

Runtime
103 min
Genre
Comedy · Drama
Mood
funny · thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
a lighter route

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Moldovan Films

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