Жизнь с идиотом (1993): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1993, Жизнь с идиотом is a komödie film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, running about 65 minutes.

What it’s about. The main character is an intellectual from Russia, who sees it as his duty to bring an idiot from an mental institution to his house. He can pick someone out, after bribing the boss of the institution, with two bottles of vodka. He chooses Vova, at first sight a silly man, and takes him home. His wife is at first not very happy with this choice. Vova says and does nothing at all. Then he becomes an aggressive man, who terrorises the house and bashes everything to pieces. After she is raped by Vova, the wife gets sexually dependant on the Idiot. Vova isn't interested anymore, when she gets pregnant and doesn't keep the baby. The idiot goes now to the intellectual for his sexual needs. The wife can't take this anymore and forces her man to take a choice: Vova out, or she will go.

Who’s in it. Жизнь с идиотом stars Anzhelika Nevolina, Viktor Khozyainov, Sergey Migitsko and Viktor Mikhaylov as Storozh v psikhushke, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Жизнь с идиотом page.

If you liked it. Fans of Жизнь с идиотом tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.