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FOOLS' DAY (DEN DURAKA)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, World, RUSSIA PROD
Release date : Nov 13, 2014
 
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Completed - RUSSIAN - Comedy - 90 minutes

Log Line

Play the game and see what happens…

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2014 (Debut)
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Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Alexander BARANOV
Writer(s) : Alexander BARANOV, Arkadyi KAZANTSEV
Cast : Aleksey VESYOLKIN, Alexander LYKOV, Antonina DIVINA

Producer(s) : Suzanna MUAZEN, Timur BEKMAMBETOV

Synopsis

The film, based on Nikolay Gogol’s famous novel The Government Inspector (1836), is a comedy of errors, and a blame of the greed, stupidity and pervasive political corruption in contemporary Russia.
Ivan, a heavily indebted hotel doorman, pretends to have a wealthy father who would be eager to pay off his son's debts. Ivan and a debt collector embark on a journey to what is supposed to be Ivan's father's farm. Due to a minor car accident, the two men find themselves in a strange town where they are mistaken for government inspectors and enjoy a grand reception…

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA

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