It is an unrivaled cult classic in former Soviet states, with many of its lines ("Ku!", "Society without color differentiation of pants has no future") becoming part of the common lexicon [11, 26].

Most of the Plukian language consists of just two words, supplemented by telepathy [5.8, 10]:

The lower caste, who must wear bells in their noses and perform ritual "ku" squats to show respect to Chatlanians [7, 5.4].

A status symbol. Owners of yellow pants are highly respected, and even Chatlanians must "ku" twice before them [10].

Pluke operates on a rigid, arbitrary caste system based on a genetic distinction that can only be detected by a small "visator" device [7, 22]. The dominant caste on Pluke.

Kin-dza-dza! (1986) is a landmark Soviet dystopian sci-fi comedy directed by Georgiy Daneliya [18, 24]. Often described as "Mad Max meets Monty Python," it follows two ordinary Soviet citizens who are accidentally teleported to the desert planet in the Kin-dza-dza galaxy [8, 43].