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* ShootTheShaggyDog: Either this or simply ShaggyDogStory. The ending is highly ambiguous.
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* ShootTheShaggyDog: Either this or simply ShaggyDogStory. The ending is highly ambiguous.ambiguous.
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* TheCult: Complete with a cheerful song about God.
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* TheCult: {{Cult}}: Complete with a cheerful song about God.
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* TheCult: Complete with a cheerful song about God.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Brutally subverted with the psychologist. She is a cheerful, excentric girl who tries to bring Aleksei from despair. However, her motives are not entirely selfless: she wants to learn more about the Experiment. She ends up being assaulted (not in sexual way) by Aleksei, who wants the same thing.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Brutally subverted Subverted with the psychologist. She is a cheerful, excentric eccentric girl who tries to bring Aleksei from despair. However, her motives are not entirely selfless: she wants to learn more about the Experiment. She ends up being assaulted (not in sexual way) by Aleksei, who wants the same thing.
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** FirstLawOfTragicomediesFirstLawOfTragicomedies: Somewhat {{Averted}}. Throughout the story Aleksei's misadventures are funny, while his mental state becomes progressively more terrifying.
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* GainaxEnding: The film ends with [[spoiler:Alexei being subjected to the experiment once again, but instead of his body changing, he is shown watching Petrosyan with his grandmother.]]
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* GainaxEnding: The film ends with [[spoiler:Alexei [[spoiler:Aleksei being subjected to the experiment once again, but instead of his body changing, he is shown watching Petrosyan with his grandmother.]]
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* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Alexei's Aleksei's grandmother is often seen watching Evgeny Petrosyan on TV.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Brutally subverted with the psychologist. She is a cheerful, excentric girl who tries to bring Alexei out of Aleksei from despair. However, her motives are not entirely selfless: she wants to learn more about the Experiment. She ends up being assaulted (not in sexual way) by Alexei, Aleksei, who wants the same thing.thing.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Misha defrosting a fridge.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Nearly literary. Alexei almost gets his training partner killed by being too shy to immediately tell the trainer that he collapsed.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Nearly literary. Alexei Aleksei almost gets his training partner killed by being too shy to immediately tell the trainer that he collapsed.
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''Dust'' is a [[MundaneFantastic Mundane]] ScienceFiction film by Russian director Sergei Loban. Completed in 2001, it was released in 2005, and received critical acclaim.
Aleksei is a [[NoSocialSkills socially inept]] young adult who lives with his grandmother. One fateful day he is offered to take part in a secret experiment, which brings hope into his monotonous existence. But his attempts to repeat the experiment only drive him deeper into despair.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* {{Dramedy}}
** FirstLawOfTragicomedies
* GainaxEnding: The film ends with [[spoiler:Alexei being subjected to the experiment once again, but instead of his body changing, he is shown watching Petrosyan with his grandmother.]]
* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: Bordering on insanity.
** MuscleAngst
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Alexei's grandmother is often seen watching Evgeny Petrosyan on TV.
* ManChild: Alexei. Even his work involves assembling toys. His hobby is pretty much the same.
** The psychologist, in a different way.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Brutally subverted with the psychologist. She is a cheerful, excentric girl who tries to bring Alexei out of despair. However, her motives are not entirely selfless: she wants to learn more about the Experiment. She ends up being assaulted (not in sexual way) by Alexei, who wants the same thing.
* NoNameGiven: Most characters are not mentioned by names.
* MindScrew
* PoorCommunicationKills: Nearly literary. Alexei almost gets his training partner killed by being too shy to immediately tell the trainer that he collapsed.
* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog]]: Either this or simply ShaggyDogStory. The ending is highly ambiguous.
Aleksei is a [[NoSocialSkills socially inept]] young adult who lives with his grandmother. One fateful day he is offered to take part in a secret experiment, which brings hope into his monotonous existence. But his attempts to repeat the experiment only drive him deeper into despair.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* {{Dramedy}}
** FirstLawOfTragicomedies
* GainaxEnding: The film ends with [[spoiler:Alexei being subjected to the experiment once again, but instead of his body changing, he is shown watching Petrosyan with his grandmother.]]
* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: Bordering on insanity.
** MuscleAngst
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Alexei's grandmother is often seen watching Evgeny Petrosyan on TV.
* ManChild: Alexei. Even his work involves assembling toys. His hobby is pretty much the same.
** The psychologist, in a different way.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Brutally subverted with the psychologist. She is a cheerful, excentric girl who tries to bring Alexei out of despair. However, her motives are not entirely selfless: she wants to learn more about the Experiment. She ends up being assaulted (not in sexual way) by Alexei, who wants the same thing.
* NoNameGiven: Most characters are not mentioned by names.
* MindScrew
* PoorCommunicationKills: Nearly literary. Alexei almost gets his training partner killed by being too shy to immediately tell the trainer that he collapsed.
* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog]]: Either this or simply ShaggyDogStory. The ending is highly ambiguous.
