The Fool

2014 [RUSSIAN]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

31
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 91% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 8.0/10 10 18109 18.1K

building government corruption plumber social commentary domestic violence

Plot summary

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

Yuriy Bykov Photo
Yuriy Bykov

Top cast

Artyom Bystrov Photo
Artyom Bystrov as Dima Nikitin
Nikolay Butenin Photo
Nikolay Butenin as Oper
Yuriy Tsurilo Photo
Yuriy Tsurilo as Bogachyov
Olga Samoshina Photo
Olga Samoshina as Mat Dimy
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.08 GB
1280*534
Russian 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  
24 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 4
2.01 GB
1920*800
Russian 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  
24 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tmdaines 9 / 10

Durak (2014 - Yuriy Bykov): ****1/2

The setup is fairly simple, during a violet domestic dispute about stolen money that serves as the film's prologue, a water pipe bursts. The whole scene underscores what is to come: a tale of a corrupt society teetering on the brink of disaster socially, economically and politically.The hero of the film, Dima, the "durak" (fool) of the title of the film, is a bright young plumber on the way up in the world. After inspecting the damage, he soon realises that the burst pipe is merely evidence of a much larger issue: the entire block of flats is falling apart and will do so in 24 hours. While this should have been rectified during regular renovations of the building, the funds to do so were skimmed off the top by the local head of the housing organisation.In response, Dima goes right to the very top of the provincial town in an attempt to save the lives of the occupants. Is anyone going to be motivated to act, however, if they have already been bleeding the system dry until now? Perhaps covering their own backs will prove the only motivation.A brilliant film: one where you truly don't know whether to laugh or cry. From my time in Ukraine though, I dread just how accurate this slice of modern small town Russian life is.
Reviewed by tmdaines 9 / 10

Durak (2014 - Yuriy Bykov): ****1/2

The setup is fairly simple, during a violet domestic dispute about stolen money that serves as the film's prologue, a water pipe bursts. The whole scene underscores what is to come: a tale of a corrupt society teetering on the brink of disaster socially, economically and politically.The hero of the film, Dima, the "durak" (fool) of the title of the film, is a bright young plumber on the way up in the world. After inspecting the damage, he soon realises that the burst pipe is merely evidence of a much larger issue: the entire block of flats is falling apart and will do so in 24 hours. While this should have been rectified during regular renovations of the building, the funds to do so were skimmed off the top by the local head of the housing organisation.In response, Dima goes right to the very top of the provincial town in an attempt to save the lives of the occupants. Is anyone going to be motivated to act, however, if they have already been bleeding the system dry until now? Perhaps covering their own backs will prove the only motivation.A brilliant film: one where you truly don't know whether to laugh or cry. From my time in Ukraine though, I dread just how accurate this slice of modern small town Russian life is.
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