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The Fool

The Fool

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The Fool

2014

1h 56m

7.8(330 votes)

Drama

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Artyom Bystrov

Artyom Bystrov

Nikitin

Natalya Surkova

Natalya Surkova

Galaganova

Yuriy Tsurilo

Yuriy Tsurilo

Bogachev

Boris Nevzorov

Boris Nevzorov

Fedotov

Kirill Poluhin

Kirill Poluhin

Matyugin

Alexander Korshunov

Alexander Korshunov

father

Olga Samoshina

Olga Samoshina

mother

Darya Moroz

Darya Moroz

Masha

Sergei Artsybashev

Sergei Artsybashev

Tulsky

Elena Panova

Elena Panova

drunkard's wife

Creative team

Directed by: Yury Bykov
Written by: Yury Bykov
Produced by: Kira Saksaganskaya
Alexey Uchitel

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