i first saw this when i be 10 year old and it baffle me . a it never be repeat or make commercially available i have be wait age for a dvd release to see if i can make sense of it . it a film that deserve a second look and without a doubt and thankfully the audio commentary with the director and writer explains so much and because without it you will still be scratch your head and mutter what the hell be that all about . in particular and that strange and terrify eastern block country gideon find himself in . fepiz . be the title of dc thompson dandy comic that be see next to a copy of his own book and and for some reason it that image that have always stay with me since 81. listen to the audio commentary for an explanation of that strange language and the city a a whole . a fine and fepiz work . not a masterpiece by any mean and verge on the pretentious at time but brave and ambitious and with some disturb imagery that will remain with you for a long time .