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IDIOT

Genre

Classical drama

Number of episodes

Length

52’

Director

Vladimir Bortko

Cast

Y. Mironov, V. Mashkov, L. Velezheva, I. Churikova, O. Basilashvili, M. Boyarsky, A. Smirnov, A. Petrenko

Based on Dostoevsky’s classic novel. Prince Myshkin, a generous innocent, returns to Russia after several years in a Swiss sanitarium. Drawn into the whirlpool of St. Petersburg intrigue, he is scorned for being a half-wit, inherits a fortune and is torn between two beautiful women. In the libertine world of the court, is the only place for a saint a madhouse?

INTERNATIONAL TV FILM FESTIVAL OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, IRAN, 2006

Best Series
GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS, RUSSIA, 2004

Best TV Film, Best Actor (Evgeny Mironov), Best Supporting Actress (Inna Churikova)
MONTE CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL, MONACO, 2004

Best Actor (Evgeny Mironov), Outstanding International Producer
COLOGNE CONFERENCE SCREENINGS, GERMANY, 2004

Best Mini-Series Special Mention
BANFF WORLD MEDIA FESTIVAL, CANADA, 2004

Best Mini-Series (Out-of-Competition Program Participant)
INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS, USA, 2004

Best Mini-Series (Nominated)
TEFI TV AWARDS, RUSSIA, 2003

Best TV Feature, Best Promotion, Best Production Designer (Vladimir Svetozarov), Best Producer (Valery Todorovsky), Best Director (Vladimir Bortko), Best Actor (Evgeny Mironov), Best Actress (Inna Churikova)