The Humorist

The Humorist (2019)

01/03/2019
Drama, Comedy
1h 40m

Overview

The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships.

  • Michael IdovDirector, Screenplay
  • Lily IdovScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Юморист

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Russian

  • Budget

    $1,300,000

Keywords

  • soviet union
  • censorship
  • 1980s
  • stand-up comedian

Top Billed Cast

Alexey Agranovich

Alexey Agranovich

Boris Arkadiev

Semen Shteinberg

Semen Shteinberg

Semyon Greenberg

Alisa Khazanova

Alisa Khazanova

Elvira Arkadieva

Vilma Kutavičiūtė

Vilma Kutavičiūtė

Inara

Pavel Ilyin

Pavel Ilyin

Alexei Budovskiy

Daniel Shifrin

Ilya

Polina Aug

Polina Aug

Lina Morozova

Artem Volobuev

Artem Volobuev

Alexander Nikonov

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Maxim Shepelin

Olga Dibtseva

Olga Dibtseva

Galya

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