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The Idiot(s)

The Idiot(s)

2026•1h 58m•Drama

Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna travel to Europe for their honeymoon and end up staying in a health resort in Switzerland, only to return to Russia after four years. Fyedya can’t shake his roulette habit and keeps losing their money. His wife accepts this fate since he keeps assuring her that it’s all for inspiration and soon he shall write his to-be masterpiece, 'The Idiot'.

Małgorzata Szumowska · Director

Michał Englert · Director

Kasper Bajon · Screenplay

Małgorzata Szumowska · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 58m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 4, 2026

Actors

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood

Anna Dostoyevsky

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel

Barbara Marten

Barbara Marten

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Raphael Roger Levy

Raphael Roger Levy

Jürgen Heimüller

Concierge

Thekla Viloo Fliesberg

Thekla Viloo Fliesberg

Thomas B. Hoffmann

Joshua Seelenbinder

Joshua Seelenbinder

Pawel Morawiak

Frederike Bohr

Alexander Schuster

Alexander Schuster

Ulrich Wenzke

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