The Fool

2014

Режиссер-постановщик: Yury Bykov

Автор сценария: Yury Bykov

Оператор-постановщик: Kirill Klepalov

В ролях: Artem Bystrov Boris Nevzorov Irina Nizina Nataliya Surkova Kirill Polukhin Maxim Pinsker Sergey Artsibashev

Продюсеры: Alexey Uchitel Kira Saksaganskaya

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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.

Dima Nikitin is a simple and honest guy, a foreman of a repair team at a provincial housing service. Nothing really makes him stand out among the rest. It’s only the unusual combination of honesty and integrity that makes others perceive him as somewhat weird. In the little town there is a notorious dorm, inhabited mainly by drunkards and outcasts. One night the pipes burst at the dorm. After arriving at the scene, Nikitin discovers that things are way more serious – the building will not stand through the night. People need to be evacuated immediately. Fighting the red tape, Nikitin sets off on a night Odyssey around the town authorities.

  • Best Actor Award (Artem Bystrov)
    Locarno IFF
    2014
  • Ecumenical Jury Prize for Humanism
    Locarno IFF
    2014
  • First Prize & Special Mention of the Junior Jury
    Locarno IFF
    2014
  • Special Mention
    L‘Aquila Film Festival
    2014
  • Atlas d‘Argent for Best Director
    Arras IFF
    2014
  • Audience Award
    Arras IFF
    2014
  • Award of the Junior Jury
    Arras IFF
    2014
  • The Chrystal Arrow
    Les Arcs European FF
    2014
  • Best Cinematography
    Les Arcs European FF
    2014
  • Young Jury Prize
    Les Arcs European FF
    2014
  • Individual Merit Award for Best Music (Yury Bykov)
    Richmond IFF
    2015
  • Jury Prize
    Belgrade IFF
    2015
  • Winner of the George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition
    Cleveland IFF
    2015
  • Dublin Film Critic‘s Award for Best Screenplay
    Jameson Dublin IFF
    2015
  • Special Jury Prize for Storytelling
    Montclair FF
    2015
  • Best Feature Film
    Uruguay Human Rights IFF
    2015
  • Honorable Mention
    Let's CEE Film Festival

    For this sharp and magnificently acted deception of a small Russian town

    2015