The residents of a Russian mental institution become unwittingly involved in the Chechen War in this darkly romantic film by Andrei Konchalovsky (TANGO AND CASH). Janna (Julia Vysotsky) is a romantically delusional inmate who thinks she's engaged to pop star Bryan Adams. When the war comes, the medical staff flees the hospital, .. Read more
| Starring | Julia Vysotsky, Sultan Islamov, Bryan Adams |
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| Director | Andrei Konchalovsky |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
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Give this move a chance and you'll be rewarded
A surprisingly easy to watch, well paced Russian film that is based on true events. Set in an asylum on the Chechnyan border as the war commences, this film ... read more »
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Very funny and at times very emotional
Fascinating story set inside a mental institution during the Chechen War. The trailer on here does not do it justice, really a very funny and sometimes very ... read more »
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God film with reservations
I liked this film when it became transparent that the fools in the title were the invading soldiers and not the inmates of the asylum (who became saner the ... read more »
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Not great, not awful either.
From the director of Tango and Cash comes this clanging satire of the 'madness' of war and the relative 'sanity' of the mentally ill, with Bryan... read more »
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Brian Adams
A film about what happens when war hits a mental asylum. Brilliant ending. lots of fun with Brian Adams. Awesome central character girl with an accordian.
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Odd Film Indeed
This is one of those films that has some weird moments but it blends in with the tone of the film and makes it an enjoyable experience. The scenes with Brian ... read more »
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astonishing imagery
This film works brilliantly, with a rather gently-paced narrative but with an amazing set of performances. It has the qualities of a novel, with war being part ... read more »
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When lunatics take over the asylum...
The lunatics in question are the opposing Chechen and Russian forces; beside their mindless violence, the patients in the mental hospital seem remarkably sane ... read more »
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cliched look at madness
I had high hopes for this film but found it to be heavy on the usual cliches around 'madness' (it makes a very clumsy point about what we define as mad ... read more »
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waiting for smething to happen!
Rather a let down with this film. A young beautiful girl in an asylum who day dreams about Brain Adams, encounters a chechen fighter, and falls in love with him... read more »
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Give this move a chance and you'll be rewarded
A surprisingly easy to watch, well paced Russian film that is based on true events. Set in an asylum on the Chechnyan border as the war commences, this film ... read more »
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