tempobet yeni adresi

EN NL
like this movie review

25/10/2015 : FILMFEST GHENT 2015 - Yuriy Bykov: Durak

FILMFEST GHENT 2015

Yuriy Bykov: Durak

Movie
Drama

[80/100]   

Filmfest Gent
25/10/2015, Didier BECU

EN

It takes a lot of courage, but there are Russian filmmakers who dare to denounce Putin's Russia. Leviathan by Andrey Zvyagintsev is of course the most famous example, but Durak (The Madman) by Yuriy Bykov is at least as strong.

The madman is Dima, a plumber who is studying at night so he can get a better job, and a better life. During one of his jobs, the young guy discovers a huge crack in a building where 800 people live. Dima fulfills his duty and informs the (drunken) local politicians about the risk of collapse. But they don't listen to his counsel, on the contrary, Dima must flee.

Corrupt politicians and drinking vodka seem to have become the two main characteristics of modern Russian cinema. Indeed, there is a lot of drinking and the Russian ​​words thatyou learn from Durak are not exactly what you’d call the most beautiful ones, but this film is another uppercut. Wondering whether Putin shares our opinion!

Didier BECU
25/10/2015


NL

Het vergt heel wat moed, toch zijn er Russische cineasten die het aandurven om het Rusland van Poetin in films te hekelen. Leviathan van Andrej Zvjagintsev is natuurlijk het bekendste voorbeeld, maar Durak (De gek) van Yuriy Bykov is minstens even sterk.

De gek is Dima, een loodgieter die ’s avonds vlijtig studeert zodat hij wat hogerop in het leven kan geraken. Tijdens één van zijn klussen ontdekt de jonge kerel in een flatgebouw waar 800 mensen leven een enorme scheur waardoor de constructie op instorten staat. Dima vervult zijn plicht en klopt bij de (alweer ladderzatte) lokale politici aan. Ze zijn echter niet van plan om te luisteren naar Dimas raad, integendeel de jonge knul moet wegvluchten.

Corrupte politici en vodka zuipen lijken wel de twee hoofdkenmerken van de moderne Russische cinema te zijn geworden. Er wordt inderdaad weer flink wat afgezopen en de Russische begrippen die je uit Durak kan leren zijn niet meteen de mooiste woorden, maar als film is dit alweer een uppercut. Benieuwd of Poetin onze mening deelt!

Didier BECU
25/10/2015


 

Next reviews
THE SISTERS OF MERCY • The Sisters Of Mercy; Antwerp-Trix (19/10/2015)
DEBRIS OF TITAN • On the Home Slope
ALIEN VAMPIRES • Drag You To Hell
EDEN SYNTHETIC CORPS • Sandwalkers
DISAPPEARS • Low
DOUBLE EYELID • Seven Years
SHERMAN • White City EP
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Andrew Haigh: 45 Years
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Ole Giæver , Marte Vold: Out of Nature
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Nanni Moretti: Mia Madre

 

Other reviews from FILMFEST GHENT 2015
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Nanni Moretti: Mia Madre
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Andrew Haigh: 45 Years
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Ole Giæver , Marte Vold: Out of Nature
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Jayro Bustamante: Ixcanul
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Radu Muntean: One Floor Below
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Barry Levinson: Rock The Kasbah
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • László Nemes: Son Of Saul
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Kent Jones: Hitchcock/Truffaut
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Joachim Trier: Louder Than Bombs
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Alejandro Amenábar: Regression

 

Same genre: DRAMA
NINA GROSSE • Das Wochenende/The Weekend
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Nanni Moretti: Mia Madre
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Andrew Haigh: 45 Years
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Ole Giæver , Marte Vold: Out of Nature
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Jayro Bustamante: Ixcanul
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Radu Muntean: One Floor Below
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • László Nemes: Son Of Saul
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Joachim Trier: Louder Than Bombs
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Alejandro Amenábar: Regression
FILMFEST GHENT 2015 • Thomas Bidegain: Les Cowboys

Music reviews

10
05
TERMINAL SERIOUS
Fear And Cufre
09
05
NEL & JP
Desinterersse
07
05
DARKEST NIGHT 2024
30
04
ATTRITION
The Black Maria
26
04
HYBRYDS
Mythopia, the sequel
25
04
PROJECT PITCHFORK
Elysium

NEWSLETTER

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

NEWS

15
05
On this day, 34 years ago, British post-punk band Wire released their 7th studio album Manscape
13
05
Today it’s exactly 27 years ago Nine Inch Nails released their The Perfect Drug (Versions) EP!
11
05
Today it’s been 37 years since NITZER EBB released their legendary debut album That Total Age!
08
05
EVA X Drops Her 'Dopamine Blind' Video; A Nighttime Escape Story
08
05
44 years ALAN VEGA · MARTIN REV or THE SECOND SUICIDE ALBUM!
07
05
This month it’s been 46 years since Kraftwerk released Die Roboter / The Robots!

Concert reviews

15
04
FAD GADGET
***FLASHBACK REVIEW***The Return of FAD GADGET (15.04.2001)***FLASHBACK REVIEW***
16
11
DREADFOOL - EUFORIC EXISTENCE - EULFI
ELECTRO au BNR
09
09
ENZO KREFT - DARK MINIMAL PROJECT - CAUSENATION
@B52 Music Club Eernegem
23
08
AMPHI FESTIVAL 2023
A second opinion...
18
06
ERATO - BLACK SNOW IN SUMMER
Black Planet Fest - @ B 52 Music Club Eernegem - friday 19th of may
18
06
KORINTHIANS, NEL & JP, NONA PROBLEMO
@Charlatan Ghent - 25 mei 2023

GET A COPY OF OUR MAGAZINE
SEND TO YOUR HOME

INTERVIEWS

11
05
XTR HUMAN
An Interview With Electro-Industrial Artist, XTR Human
09
05
THE RED MOON MACABRE
Resurrected after 32 years in 2021, now very active again. Interview with Renzo Tellez, founder of the classic Goth Rock band ‘The Red Moon Macabre’.
06
05
NOW AFTER NOTHING
An Interview With Darkwave Band, NOW AFTER NOTHING
10
04
ATTRITION
An Interview With The Legendary, ATTRITION
09
04
DE DELVERS
With the lyrics, I try to name things that I see happening around me and to pay attention to what we sometimes prefer to turn our heads away from.

PHOTOS

14
05
CHRISTIAN DEATH
Rockpalast Bochum Matrix
16
04
PROJECT PITCHFORK
Kulttempel Oberhausen
16
04
NICHTS
Christuskirche Bochum
15
04
FAD GADGET (15.04.2001)***FLASHBACK REPORT***
Elektrofest 15/04/2001, Mean Fiddler, London
14
04
OTTO VON SCHIRACH
Magasin4 Anderlecht
14
04
AMBASSADOR 21
Magasin4 Anderlecht
14
04
FRACTIONAL
Magasin4 Anderlecht

ADVERTISE
IN PEEK-A-BOO

VIDEO CLIPS

15
05
KAI SCHUMACHER
The Hug (Rework by Illuminine)
14
05
ASH CODE
Nite Rite
13
05
MASSIVE ATTACK
Teardrop
12
05
BAUHAUS
Ziggy Stardust
11
05
DAVID BOWIE
I Can’t Give Everything Away
10
05
SEGBROEK
Hungry Eyes
09
05
ROB ZOMBIE
Superbeast