Don't Play the Fool (1997)

Original title

Не валяй дурака...

Directed by

Valeriy Chikov

Genre

adventure film, comedy drama, crime comedy film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian comedy about the awkward and unusual interactions between people from the former USSR and the United States after the Cold War. The story mixes humor with a touch of sadness as characters navigate their changing world.

lightheartedabsurdsatiricalplayfulnostalgicbittersweetquirky

What happens

Don't Play the Fool ... (Russian: Не валяй дурака...) is a Russian comedy film by Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between the USSR and the United States after the Cold War, with a tragicomic side. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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