Official Competition
The Idiot(s)
Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- Germany-Poland
- Language
- English,
French, German - Year
- 2026
- More information
- Official film page
Screenings
Anna Dostoevsky loves her husband Fyodor. Fyodor loves his wife, but he also loves gambling and booze. Living in self-imposed exile in Germany, Fyodor’s biggest obstacle to creative progress is himself. Anna tries desperately to rid him of his procrastination so he can deliver a new novel and they can avoid destitution. Sending up the myth of the male genius, The Idiot(s) is also a beautiful love story about the writer and the wife that saved him.
Grace Barber-Plentie
Content warning
Contains scenes of infant death, nudity, and sex.
Anna Dostoevsky loves her husband Fyodor. Fyodor loves his wife, but he also loves gambling and booze. Living in self-imposed exile in Germany, Fyodor’s biggest obstacle to creative progress is himself. Anna tries desperately to rid him of his procrastination so he can deliver a new novel and they can avoid destitution. Sending up the myth of the male genius, The Idiot(s) is also a beautiful love story about the writer and the wife that saved him.
Grace Barber-Plentie
Content warning
Contains scenes of infant death, nudity, and sex.