The Fool
The Fool

The Fool

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2014
1h 56m
7.8(308 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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68 members
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Артём Быстров

Nikitin

Артём Быстров
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Наталья Суркова

Galaganova

Наталья Суркова
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Юрий Цурило

Bogachev

Юрий Цурило
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Борис Невзоров

Fedotov

Борис Невзоров
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Кирилл Полухин

Matyugin

Кирилл Полухин
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Александр Коршунов

father

Александр Коршунов
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Ольга Самошина

mother

Ольга Самошина
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Дарья Мороз

Masha

Дарья Мороз
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Сергей Арцибашев

Tulsky

Сергей Арцибашев
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Елена Панова

drunkard's wife

Елена Панова
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Дмитрий Куличков

drunkard

Дмитрий Куличков
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Илья Исаев

Safronov

Илья Исаев
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Максим Пинскер

Sayapin

Максим Пинскер
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Любовь Руденко

Razumikhina

Любовь Руденко
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Ирина Низина

Chernenko

Ирина Низина
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Gordey Kobzev

Nikitin's son

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Пётр Баранчеев

Emelyanov

Пётр Баранчеев
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Ангелина Римашевская

Unknown Role

Ангелина Римашевская
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Андрей Сидоренко

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Нина Антюхова

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Нина Антюхова
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Денис Казаков

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Артем Васюков

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Ринат Кондаев

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Виктория Олейникова

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Ярослав Беседин

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Юлия Вашкеба

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Светлана Быняева

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Дмитрий Клишин

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Nikolay Butenin

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Nikolay Butenin
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Георгий Бакулин

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Антон Юдин

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Татьяна Кондаева

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Roman Mayorov

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Александр Коротков

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Александр Коротков
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Юрий Подшибякин

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Глеб Гаушкин

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Елена Романова Трубицина

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Марк Кондаев

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Яна Галустян

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Альбина Султанова

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Стефания Тасевска

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Тимофей Родин

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Глеб Небольсин

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Иван Брэд

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Иван Брэд
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Николай Бендера

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Николай Бендера
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Наталья Семкина

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Лариса Домаскина

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Лариса Домаскина
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Тамара Слышкова

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Evgeny Chupin

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Evgeny Chupin
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Александр Копьев

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Александр Кудринский

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Павел Алексеев

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Олег Каменщиков

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Олег Каменщиков
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Oleg Esaulenko

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Sergey Bubnov

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Sergey Bubnov
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Станислав Курач

Unknown Role

Станислав Курач
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Татьяна Яркина

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Евгений Кудрявцев

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Карина Крамская

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Илья Ловкий

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Илья Ловкий
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Евгения Каргина

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Евгений Гуляев

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Анна Русакова

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Светлана Соболева

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Ольга Федосеева

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Timur Kurbangaleev

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Дарья Гордеева

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Василий Горбонос

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