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THE FOOL (DURAK /  ДУРАК)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video
Local title : L'IDIOT!  ;  Release date : Nov 18, 2015
 
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Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama, Thriller - 116 minutes

Log Line

Can an honest man‘s morals change a corrupt society, or will he be taken for a fool?

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Yuri BYKOV
Writer(s) : Yuri BYKOV

Synopsis

A plumber‘s assistant, honest and idealistic Dima devotes his free time studying to fulfill his dream of becoming an engineer. Leaving his family at home one evening, he goes to a seemingly derelict building housing the city‘s poor to investigate a leak. What he finds is much worse, however, and he realizes that the 800 tenants need to be evacuated immediately. Requiring municipal authorization, he goes to see the mayor, and realizes that things aren‘t as clean as they should be. Dima spends the night chasing the corrupt in order to save those whom everyone has forgotten.

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA

FRANCE Nov 18, 2015 KINOVISTA
GREECE ONE FROM THE HE
INDIA STAR ENTERTAINM
NEW ZEALAN LIMELIGHT DISTR
POLAND May 22, 2015 ART HOUSE
SWITZERLAN Jan 08, 2015 TRIGON-FILM
TAIWAN DELTAMAC TAIWAN


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Festivals and Awards

Locarno 2014 (Best Actor Award (Artem Bystrov))
Locarno 2014 (Ecumenical Jury Prize for Humanism)
Locarno 2014 (First Prize & Special Mention of the Junior Jury)
Fest. Européen des Arcs 2014 (The Chrystal Arrow)
Fest. Européen des Arcs 2014 (Best Cinematography)


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