The Idiot (2011)

Original title

Idioot

Directed by

Rainer Sarnet

Genre

drama film

Country

Estonia

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A naive and kind-hearted man returns to Russian society after being treated for a neurological condition. His honest and compassionate nature clashes with the greed, hypocrisy, and cruelty of the people around him. The story follows his attempts to navigate these relationships and the tragic consequences that follow.

melancholicslow-burnunsettlingbleakcerebralemotionally intenseatmosphericcharacter-driven

What happens

The Idiot (Estonian: Idioot) is a 2011 Estonian drama film directed by Rainer Sarnet and based on the 1869 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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