The Humorist (2019)

4.7/10 • 100 min • Drama Comedy

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.

Cast

Alexey Agranovich

Boris Arkadiev

Semen Shteinberg

Semyon Greenberg

Alisa Khazanova

Elvira Arkadieva

Vilma Kutaviciute

Inara

Pavel Ilyin

Alexei Budovskiy

Polina Aug

Lina Morozova

Artem Volobuev

Alexander Nikonov

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Maxim Shepelin

Olga Dibtseva

Galya

Kristians Karelins

Miyelavs

Yuliya Aug

Olga

Alexandr Marin

Grigoriy Ryabtsev

Anatoliy Kotenyov

general Yasenev

Margarita Adaeva

stewardess

Artem Grigoryev

KGB Officer

Ilze Pukinska

general Yasenev's wife

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