The Pigeon Egg Strategy is a black-and-white film directed by Max Makowski.[1] One of the most notable aspects of the film is its multi-cultural nature. Makowski is a Brazilian who speaks Spanish and he shot the film with an American cast in Hong Kong with a crew of Chinese pornographers. The script was written in Germany. It was made for US$125,000 and recouped its investment through self-distribution to small independent cinemas. Completed in 1997, the 84 minute absurdist comedy about a strange chain of events that take place amongst a group of identically attired assassins, posing as German ham delivery men in Hong Kong was shot in less than 15 days.[2] It appeared in the frontier section of the Sundance Film Festival and South by Southwest, and has not received any sort of major distribution, leaving its cult following to a limited number of viewers. There are many jokes about the nature of language and it is filled with puns and non sequitur. The tagline on the poster reads:
| The Pigeon Egg Strategy | |
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| Directed by | Max Makowski |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Language | English |
"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye (or a 'u')."
References
edit- ^ "Max Makowski's "The Pigeon Egg Strategy": Serendipity and Self-Distribution". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "The Pigeon Egg Strategy". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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