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House of Fools (Russian: Дом дураков, Dom durakov) is a 2002 Russian film by Andrei Konchalovsky about psychiatric patients and combatants during the First Chechen War. It stars Julia Vysotskaya and Sultan Islamov and features a number of cameo appearances by Bryan Adams, with the music composed by Eduard Artemyev.
Distinctly anti-war, unbiased and controversial in Russia, House of Fools is a bizarre blend of black comedy, touching drama, horrific warfare and subtly disturbing psychological content.
Original Release
12/06/2002
US Release
04/25/2003
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yuliya Vysotskaya | Zhanna |
Evgeniy Mironov | Officer |
Sultan Islamov | Ahmed |
Stanislav Varkki | Ali |
Elena Fomina | Lucy |
Marina Politseymako | Vika |
Rasmi Dzhabrailov | Makhmud |
Vladimir Fyodorov | Karlusha |
Vladas Bagdonas | Doctor |
Anatoliy Adoskin | Fucue |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yuliya Vysotskaya | Zhanna |
Evgeniy Mironov | Officer |
Sultan Islamov | Ahmed |
Stanislav Varkki | Ali |
Elena Fomina | Lucy |
Marina Politseymako | Vika |
Rasmi Dzhabrailov | Makhmud |
Vladimir Fyodorov | Karlusha |
Vladas Bagdonas | Doctor |
Anatoliy Adoskin | Fucue |
Gevorg Ovakimyan | Goga |
Bryan Adams | Himself / Self |
Cecilie Thomsen | Lithuanian Sharpshooter |
Tigranui Chakryan | Karapetovna |
Margarita Zykova | Baba Vera |
Jonas Baublis | Bibika |
Anatoliy Zhuravlyov | Boxer |
Aleksandr Seleznyov | Fyodor the Drunk |
Magomed Zurabov | Afghani |
Tamerlan Dzeitov | Askhab |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Andrey Konchalovskiy | Producer |
Sergei Khramtsov | Producer |
Felix Kleiman | Producer |