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Just noticed a funny Easter egg in "The Interview" (2014), at 1:38 they're escaping in a tank that has "Пан или пропал" written on it. The phrase literally means "Either lord, or loser", a proverbial expression describing a risky choice ending in only one of two extreme outcomes.

The word "пан" (pan) originates from Polish where it's mostly uses as a formal variant of "you" (a bit like "sir") and since Soviet times it's mostly used with a smirk.

Oh and I just noticed there's actually a Russian movie "Пан или пропал" (2014) based on a humorous crime novel by Joanna Chmielewska, a Polish writer.

Next on my watch list, then...

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