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The Fool (2014)

August 9, 20141h 56mRU
7.8

313 votes

Overview

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.

Director

Yury Bykov

Top Billed Cast

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

$1.3M

Revenue

N/A

Production Companies

Rock Films

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Reno

8.0

> A man's stand between 800 lives and corruption. It was another Russian film just like the Oscar nominee 'Leviathan' that highlighted the corruption in a city administration, except it had no depth in its narration like that one did. A simple tale that takes place within the 24 hours, but strongly told. From the domestic violence to the political targets, the film extraordinarily portrayed its each character and some of theirs double-cross. Besides, it discloses what the higher and lower class expects from each other, like it is already in order and those who disturb it will be seriously g…

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