Buratino, Son of Pinocchio

Imagine a mix of Repo Man, Oliver! and Pinocchio and you're on the road to grasping the tone of this bizarre Estonian take on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's character Buratino, a wooden boy (or boyus woodenus, as the doctors in the film refer to him). Buratino's virginal mother wishes upon a star for a son and is immediately answered by what can only be called a rape-splinter. The woman gives birth almost immediately to her little wooden Buratino.

Release Date

March 12, 2009

Status

Released

Original Title

Buratino

Runtime

1h 16min

Budget

$1,100,000

Revenue

Language

Estonian, Russian

Production Companies

EstinfilmMarvofilmPlaneta kino