''A Farewell to Fools'' is a 2013 independent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Bogdan Dreyer, produced by Giuliano Doman, Daniel Zuta and written by Anusavan Salamanian. The film stars Gérard Depardieu,

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, and Bogdan Iancu. ''A Farewell to Fools'' was filmed in the Romanian cities of

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

and

Sighișoara Sighișoara (; hu, Segesvár ; german: Schäßburg ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich''; yi, שעסבורג, Shesburg; la, Castrum Sex) is a city on the Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, Romania. Located in the historic region of Transy ...

. The film is a remake of the Romanian film ''

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death ''Then I Sentenced Them All to Death'' ( ro, Atunci i-am condamnat pe toți la moarte) is a 1972 Romanian historical and social film about World War II. It was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It was released on 24 August 1972 in Romania. Plot The ...

'' (1972) directed by

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Plot

Set during

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, somewhere in

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, a

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soldier is found dead near a

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, and the local authorities must find the culprit or they will all be shot by

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the following morning. There's no way to identify the guilty party, but there is Ipu ( Gérard Depardieu), the madman of the village, who the town leaders, led by Father Johanis (

), pressure to claim responsibility for the soldier's death and die to save their skins. A farce seen through the eyes of a young village boy, we witness the

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and horror of human nature as the villagers manipulate one another — even the ones you'd least expect...

Cast

* Gérard Depardieu: Ipu *

: Father Johanis *

: Margherita * Bogdan Iancu: Alex

Production

Development

''A Farewell to Fools'' is directed by Bogdan Dreyer, produced by Giuliano Doman, Daniel Zuta and written by Anusavan Salamanian.

Filming

''A Farewell to Fools'' was filmed Bucharest, Romania and Sighisoara, Mures, Romania.

Release

In October 2013, Monterey Media bought the United States distribution rights from Shoreline Entertainment and will release the film in the United States. The film will be released in theaters in the United States in Spring 2014.

References

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