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Film / 2019
The Humorist
Directed by
Mikhail Idov
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Alexey AgranovichBoris Arkadiev
Semen ShteinbergSemyon Greenberg
Alisa KhazanovaElvira Arkadieva
Vilma KutaviciuteInara
Pavel IlyinAlexei Budovskiy
Daniel ShifrinIlya
Polina AugLina Morozova
Artem VolobuevAlexander Nikonov
Yuri KolokolnikovMaxim Shepelin
Olga DibtsevaGalya
Kristians KarelinsMiyelavs
Yuliya AugOlga
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