Locarno
67th Festival del Film Locarno
August 6-16, 2014
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Award of the Ecumenical Jury
The Ecumenical Jury, appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, awards ist prize to
Durak (The Fool)
directed by Yury Bykov, Russia 2014
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The prize carries a prize money of 20.000.- CHF, donated by the Evangelical Reformed Church and the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland. It is assigned for the distribution of the film in Switzerland.
Motivation: The film tells a powerful and inspiring story which denounces a conflictual and corrupt political system in one day of the life of a small Russian town. Dima Nikitin, a young father and determined worker-student, goes against the social current with courage, honesty, humility and deep sense of responsibility. Through compelling acting and photography, the film paints a realistic portrait of radical goodness.
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Synopsis: Dima Nikitin is a simple and honest plumber who works in a small Russian town. Except for his unusual integrity, nothing makes him stand out of the crowd, until one night in a dorm mainly occupied by drunkards and outcasts, the pipes burst, endangering the occupants. Everybody needs to be immediately evacuated but nobody cares, so Nikitin sets off on a night-long odyssey to fight an entire system of corrupt bureaucrats.
Andreas Engelschalk (President, Germany)
Alyda Faber (Canada)
Blanca Mariá Monzón (Argentinia
Milja Radovic (Great Britain)
Ingrid Ruillat (France)
Florin-Ioan Silaghi (Romania)
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