Durakovo: Village of Fools (2008)
4.0 of 5 from 45 ratings
90 minutes
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- Synopsis:
Orthodox Russian nationalism percolates in a castle outside Moscow, where a portly businessman-turned-guru named Mikhail Morozov presides over Durakovo, a rural hamlet known as the 'village of fools.' Here Morozov is absolute ruler, overseeing a small band of young initiates who flock to the village from all over Russia to free themselves of the shackles of democracy. Durakovo has a grand mission--to save the nation from poisonous Western influences. Some of Morozov's subjects come to him unwillingly, forced by parents fed up with their stints of rebellion. When they join the village of fools, the new residents abandon all their former rights and agree to obey their leader's strict rules, hoping to learn subordination and enrich their spiritual lives. Three moral pillars serve as the guiding principles at Durakovo: God, tsar, and fatherland. - Directors:
- Nino Kirtadze
- Writers:
- Nino Kirtadze
- Others:
- Nino Kirtadze
- Aka:
- Durakovo: Le Village des Fous
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
2008 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Directing Award Documentary