House of Fools
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Cast & Crew
Andrei Konchalovsky
Sultan Islamov
Yelena Fomina
Julia Vissotskaya
Stanislav Varkki
Bryan Adams
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Synopsis
Based on a true story set during the Chechen war in 1996, the patients in an isolated psychiatric hospital in Caucasus, on the Russian/Chechnya border, are oblivious to the coming political events, sheltered in their own isolated world. As Russian troops near, the medical staff mysteriously vanishes--abandoning their unbalanced charges who must now fend for themselves. A group of Chechen soldiers settles in with the psychologically challenged patients--an ethnically mixed group of Jews, Muslims, Russians, Chechens, who serve as a microcosm of their world outside. Janna, a beautiful young Chechen patient, finds her only peace in her accordion, and in her dreams of being rescued by her imaginary fiancé, Canadian superstar Bryan Adams--that is, until she becomes attached to Chechen soldier Ahmed. However, with the arrival of Russian troops, the maddening realities of war arrive at the asylum, with the presence of the patients adding to the bitter irony of war's horrors. Subsequently, the lovely Janna once again waits for her Canadian superstar to come and whisk her away--this time from the Russian troops.
Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury prize at the 2002 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2002
Released in United States January 2003
Released in United States on Video October 28, 2003
Released in United States Spring April 25, 2003
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 29 - September 8, 2002.
Released in United States 2002 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 29 - September 8, 2002.)
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.)
Released in United States Spring April 25, 2003 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video October 28, 2003
