Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
Bykov's moral tale is clear-eyed and callused over, worrying not over individual lives but over a nation's soul.
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Russia · 2014
1h 56m
Director Yury Bykov
Starring Artyom Bystrov, Natalya Surkova, Yuriy Tsurilo, Sergei Artsybashev
Genre Drama
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A story about a simple plumber up against an entire system of corrupt bureaucrats while the lives of 800 dorm inhabitants are at stake as the building is at risk of collapsing within the span of a night.
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Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
Bykov's moral tale is clear-eyed and callused over, worrying not over individual lives but over a nation's soul.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
An explosive combination of highly personal moral drama and a wider, scathing portrait of a country in which corruption and greed seem to be the only shared values left, this well-oiled narrative machine is further aided by a clever ticking-clock mechanism that actually ratchets up the tension the longer the characters’ vodka-soaked, blame-game speeches are allowed to go on.
It takes place entirely at night, and the dingy color palette, washed-out and intentionally drab, presents Russia as an almost alien landscape.
New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme
He may be saddled with an overly ironic title role, but Bystrov is terrific. His cowboy squint and dogged intelligence are enough to give you hope for Russia, although the movie certainly won’t.
The helmer shows exquisite control of the world he has created.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The Fool is a hard movie to shake.
Yuri Bykov’s third feature is in the same vein as a slew of recent Russian films sounding a strident alarm.
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