The Idiot
1991, Russian. Directed by Aleksei Korenev.
A free-spirited, guileless and amoral young woman, who works as a maid in the home of one of the most prominent and influential families in France was discovered in her bedroom, naked and unconscious, with the body of her Spanish lover Miguel across the room and the gun that killed him by her side. As the movie begins, she is being brought before the Examining Magistrate to determine if there is enough evidence to take her to trial where, under the French legal system she will be considered guilty unless proven innocent...
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Aleksei KorenevDirector
- Valeriya BogukMari Lantane - gornichnaya
- Nikolai KarachentsovKamil Sevinye - sledovatel
- Anna SamokhinaAntuanetta - zhena sledovatelya
- Larisa UdovichenkoDominik Borever
- Venyamin SmekhovBenzhamen Borever
- Mikhail MuromovMigel - shofyor
- Sergey MigitskoMorestan - sekretar sledovatelya
- Mikhail KokshenovLablansh - priyatel prokurora
- Aleksandr BespalyyPolicmen
- Yuriy KazyuchitsMuzhchina zhazduyuschii Mari Lantane
- Anatoliy KlyashtornyySvyaschennik
- Yevgeni TilicheyevKardinal - advokat
Details
- Released
- 10 December 1991
- Original title
- Дура
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksei Korenev
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The Idiot runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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The Idiot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 December 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Idiot?
If you liked The Idiot, try Ca$h, Breathless, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
Who directed The Idiot?
The Idiot (1991) was directed by Aleksei Korenev and stars Valeriya Boguk, Nikolai Karachentsov, Anna Samokhina.