(PCM) The Romanian war drama/comedy A Farewell to Fools will have a limited run in U.S. theaters starting Friday, March 7th.
A Farewell to Fools takes place during WWII, somewhere in Nazi occupied Romania, where a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier.
The German authorities demand that the perpetrator must be identified or the town leaders will be shot the following morning. In their desperation, led by Father Johanis (Harvey Keitel), their salvation seems to lie in convincing the town “fool”, Ipu (Gérard Depardieu), to agree to confess, and save them all with his sacrifice.
The comedy and darker sides of human nature race toward the deadline where one cannot help but wonder who, in fact, is the actual “fool”?
The film stars Harvey Keitel and Gérard Depardieu, both Academy Award nominated actors who, according to Amy R. Handler of Film Threat, are in “a war of wits…at the top of their game.” Harvey Keitel also stars in Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, in theaters the same day.
A Farewell to Fools premiered in Romania in March of 2013 to positive reviews and has a run time of 85 minutes with a rating of PG-13 for a violent image and brief string language.
Watch the funny and intriguing trailer below and head over to the official website here.
Don’t forget to check your local theater to see if A Farewell to Fools will be playing near you on March 7th!
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