Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Fool end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Fool easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Fool

Name: The Fool
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Artyom Bystrov, Natalya Surkova, Yuriy Tsurilo, Boris Nevzorov, Kirill Poluhin

Directed by Yury Bykov

Produced by Rock Films

2014116 min7.8 / 10

A grim social-realist drama about an honest man's futile struggle against systemic corruption, with 800 lives hanging in the balance.

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.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Complicity Under Pressure Houses and Dwellings Comedy And Satire Crime and Corruption

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Government Corruption Plumber Social Commentary Domestic Violence Apartment Building Urban Decay

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is The Fool sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Fool end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Fool easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Fool violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Fool scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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