The Idiots (upcoming film)
Upcoming historical drama film
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The Idiots is an upcoming drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska with Michał Englert. It is an adaptation by Szumowska and Kasper Bajon of the book The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky by Andrew D. Kaufman. The film stars Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn as Anna and Fydor Dostoyevsky.
Michał Englert
Małgorzata Szumowska
by Andrew D. Kaufman
- Ilya Stewart
- Vladimir Zemtsov
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| Directed by | Małgorzata Szumowska Michał Englert |
| Screenplay by | Kasper Bajon Małgorzata Szumowska |
| Based on | The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky by Andrew D. Kaufman |
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| Cinematography | Michał Englert |
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| Language | English |
Cast
Production
Development
The project was announced in February 2022 to be directed by Małgorzata Szumowska, who has adapted with Kasper Bajon the novel The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky by Andrew D. Kaufman (2021) which follows the lives of the writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna Dostoyevsky.[1] In May 2023 it was reported that it would be produced by Ilya Stewart and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska with the title The Gambler Wife.[2] That month, Matt Dillon and Aimee Lou Wood were cast as Anna and Fydor Dostoyevsky.[3]
In May 2025, Johnny Flynn had replaced Dillon in the cast with production by Hype Studios and Gold Rush Pictures and producers Ilya Stewart and Vladimir Zemtsov with the title The Idiots. Principal photography was scheduled for June 2025 with Michał Englert as cinematographer and co-director.[4] That month, Barbara Marten, Rainer Bock, Vicky Krieps and Christian Friedel joined the cast.[5]
Filming
Principal photography started on 16 June 2025 in Poland, with filming locations including Lower Silesia.[6][7] First-look images from the set were released in July 2025.[8]