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The Humorist

48%(25)IMDbDramaComedy

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.

Directed byMikhail Idov

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
RU
Released
March 1, 2019
Budget
$1,300,000
Studios
Hype FilmMetraFilmsCentral Partnership

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alexey Agranovich

Alexey Agranovich

Boris Arkadiev

Semen Shteinberg

Semen Shteinberg

Semyon Greenberg

Alisa Khazanova

Alisa Khazanova

Elvira Arkadieva

Vilma Kutaviciute

Vilma Kutaviciute

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

Creative team
Directed by
Mikhail Idov
Mikhail Idov
Written by
Lily Idov
Lily Idov
Mikhail Idov
Mikhail Idov
Produced by
Aija Bērziņa
Aija Bērziņa
Artem Vasilyev
Artem Vasilyev

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