The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

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Director:Armando Iannucci
Cast:Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend
Premiere:5. April 2018
Length:106 minutes
Genre:Comedy, Drama

Director: Armando Iannucci  •  Cast: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Andrea Riseborough

The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they bumble, brawl, and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government? Combining palace intrigue with rapid-fire farce, this audacious comedy is a bitingly funny takedown of bureaucratic dysfunction performed to the hilt by a sparkling ensemble cast.

Length: 106 min

Year: 2017
Local premiere date: 5. April 2018

Country of origin:

  • France
  • United Kingdom

Director: Armando Iannucci  •  Cast: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Andrea Riseborough

The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they bumble, brawl, and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government? Combining palace intrigue with rapid-fire farce, this audacious comedy is a bitingly funny takedown of bureaucratic dysfunction performed to the hilt by a sparkling ensemble cast.

Year: 2017
Local premiere date: 5. April 2018

Country of origin:

  • France
  • United Kingdom