Stinker
A hard-drinking Kazakh local is pulled into an absurd extraterrestrial crisis just as his district stages an official showcase.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- deadpan
- offbeat
- offbeat movie night
- festival viewing
What critics said
The small available rating sample suggests a mildly favorable response, though there is not enough critical evidence for a firm consensus.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The district administration's preparation for visiting high-ranking officials forms one half of the film's central collision.
Sadyk's local troubles expand into intergalactic problems while Nadya and Baur remain caught in the resulting conflict.
Sadyk Ospanovich is identified as a local alcoholic who takes on the film's problems of intergalactic proportions.
The plot places local residents and a district administration at the center of a collision involving official visitors and an alien presence.
Films like Stinker, and why
The World's End
shares absurdist science-fiction comedy, social satire, and an ordinary community disrupted by extraordinary events
The Death of Stalin
shares bureaucratic absurdism, dark comedy, and escalating institutional dysfunction
Sorry to Bother You
shares surreal alien-related comedy, outsider protagonists, and satirical pressure on everyday social systems
Movie Details
- Director
- Yerden Telemisov
- Release Date
- 2025-05-08
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Bakhitzhan Alpeisov
- Chingiz Kapin
- Irka Abdulmanova
- Dulyga Akmolda
- Zangar Akhmet-kazy
- Ailin Sultangazina
Common questions
- What is Stinker about?
- A hard-drinking Kazakh local is pulled into an absurd extraterrestrial crisis just as his district stages an official showcase.
- What is Stinker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stinker as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Stinker violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Stinker.
- What did critics think of Stinker?
- The small available rating sample suggests a mildly favorable response, though there is not enough critical evidence for a firm consensus.
- Which films are like Stinker?
- Films with a similar feel include The World's End, The Death of Stalin, and Sorry to Bother You.
- How long is Stinker?
- Stinker runs 95 minutes.
