The Humorist

The Humorist (2019)

Drama, Comedy1 hour and 40 minutes
54%
User score
Description

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.

Lily Idov
Screenplay
Michael Idov
Director, Screenplay

Actors

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
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
Kristians Karelins
Kristians Karelins
Miyelavs
Yuliya Aug
Yuliya Aug
Olga
Vera Idova
Vera Idova
Polya
Alexandr Marin
Alexandr Marin
Grigoriy Ryabtsev
Anatoliy Kotenyov
Anatoliy Kotenyov
general Yasenev
Margarita Adaeva
Margarita Adaeva
stewardess
Tatyana Cherkovskaya
Tatyana Cherkovskaya
fangirl
Edgars Kaufelds
Edgars Kaufelds
night porter
Artem Grigoryev
Artem Grigoryev
KGB Officer
Ilze Pukinska
Ilze Pukinska
general Yasenev's wife
Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

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Keywords
soviet unioncensorship1980sstand-up comedian