The Humorist (2019)
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100 min
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.
- Release date
- March 1, 2019
- Country of origin
- Russia, Latvia, Czechia
- Budget
- $1,300,000
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Cast
- Aleksey Agranovich as Boris Arkadiev
- Simon Steinberg as Semyon Grinberg
- Alisa Khazanova as Elvira Arkadievskaya
- Vilma Kutaviciute as Inara
- Pavel Ilin as Budovsky
- Polina Aug as Lina
- Artyom Volobuyev as Alexander Nikonov
- Yuri Kolokolnikov as Maksim Shelepin
- Olga Dibtseva as Galina
- Yuliya Aug as Olga
- Anatoliy Kotenyov as general Yasenev
- Margarita Adaeva as stewardess
- Kristians Karelins
Crew
- Michael Idov · Director
- Michael Idov · Writer
- Vasilyev Artem · Producer
- Sergey Kornikhin · Producer
- Alexander Šurkala · Cinematographer
- Michal Lánsky · Editor
- Anastasia Smekalova · Casting director
- Aivars Zukovskis · Production designer