The Fool
The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.
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Cast
69 people
Artyom Bystrov
Nikitin
Known for
T-34
The Earthquake
Natalya Surkova
Galaganova
Known for
We Are from the Future 2
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
Yuriy Tsurilo
Bogachev
Known for
Hard to Be a God
Forbidden Empire
Boris Nevzorov
Fedotov
Known for
The Major
Kirill Poluhin
Matyugin
Known for
Better Than Us
Method
Alexander Korshunov
father
Known for
Fortress of War
Frontier
Olga Samoshina
mother
Known for
Peculiarities of the National Fishing
The Ugly Swans
Darya Moroz
Masha
Known for
Mira
The Dawns Here are Quiet
Sergei Artsybashev
Tulsky
Known for
12
Demobbed
Elena Panova
drunkard's wife
Known for
The Spacewalker
Shadowboxing
Dmitriy Kulichkov
drunkard
Known for
Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum!
The Bride
Ilya Isaev
Safronov
Known for
The Major
Yury Bykov Director · Kirill Klepalov Cinematographer Stanislav Novak Production designer
Budget $1.3M · First release June 6, 2014 · Produced in Russia
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Budget
$1,300,005
Production
Rock Films
Production
Rock Film Studio
Production
Russia
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Original title
Дурак
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 6, 2014
Premiere · Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr
Russia · December 11, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 18, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
November 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
December 17, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 9, 2014 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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