The Idiot(s)
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna travel to Europe for their honeymoon and end up staying in a health resort in Switzerland, only to return to Russia after four years. Fyedya can’t shake his roulette habit and keeps losing their money. His wife accepts this fate since he keeps assuring her that it’s all for inspiration and soon he shall write his to-be masterpiece, 'The Idiot'.
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Cast
15 people
Johnny Flynn
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Known for
MobLand
Emma.
Aimee Lou Wood
Anna Dostoyevsky
Known for
Sex Education
The White Lotus
Vicky Krieps
Known for
Old
Phantom Thread
Christian Friedel
Known for
The Zone of Interest
The White Lotus
Barbara Marten
Known for
Dune: Prophecy
My Lady Jane
Rainer Bock
Known for
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Freud
Raphael Roger Levy
Known for
Andor
The Serpent
Jürgen Heimüller
Concierge
Also in
The Color Out of Space
The Last Five Minutes of the World
Thekla Viloo Fliesberg
Also in
King of Stonks
Get Up
Thomas B. Hoffmann
Also in
Love Crash
Der Ermittler
Joshua Seelenbinder
Known for
1899
Pawel Morawiak
Michał Englert Director · Małgorzata Szumowska Director Kasper Bajon Screenplay
United States release September 4, 2026 · Produced in United Kingdom, France, Poland · Languages English, French, German
Production
Gold Rush Pictures
Production
Hype Studios
Production
Telewizja Polska
Production
United Kingdom · France · Poland
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · September 4, 2026
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
September 24, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
United Kingdom
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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