Sickle and Hammer (film)

Sickle and Hammer is a 1994 Russian science fiction comedy film directed by Sergey Livnev. The film satirizes Soviet ideology and the societal changes following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The plot revolves around a remote collective farm where the inhabitants believe the Soviet Union still exists. A former cosmonaut, believed to have been lost in space, returns to Earth and stumbles upon this isolated community. His arrival disrupts their carefully maintained Soviet reality, leading to absurd and comedic situations as the cosmonaut attempts to integrate into their bizarre world and they, in turn, try to understand the changing world outside their farm.

The film explores themes of nostalgia, delusion, the dangers of ideological rigidity, and the clash between the past and the present. It is known for its absurdist humor and its critical portrayal of Soviet ideals in the post-Soviet era.