Farewell to Fools, A2012

Director
Bogdan Dreyer

Acters

Gérard Depardieu (Ipu)
Harvey Keitel (Father Johanis)
Laura Morante (Margherita)
Bogdan Iancu (Alex)
Alexandru Bindea (Gossman)
Nicodim Ungureanu (Mayor)

Once upon a time, during World War II, somewhere in Nazi occupied Romania, a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier.
World War II, somewhere in Romania. A German soldier is found dead near a village, and the local authorities must finger the culprit or they will all be shot by Nazis the following morning. There’s no way to identify the guilty party, but there is Ipu, the madman of the village, who the town leaders pressure to claim responsibility for the soldier’s death and die in the place of the real criminal. Seen through the eyes of a young boy, we witness the comedy and horrors of human nature.
“Provocative film, notable for the tense psychological drama its central moral dilemma triggers.” – Spectrum Culture
“Dreyer’s work is an enjoyable story that ultimately triumphs as sweet little comedy.” – Paste Magazine
“Attractively photographed and put together, A Farewell To Fools is a human comedy that throws a light on the fault lines of power, and illustrates the fine line between morality and self-righteousness.” – shockya.com