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The Humorist(2019)
Status: Released
Date: 2019-03-01
47%
25 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
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.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Czech Republic,
Latvia,
Russia
Budget: $1,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
SAGa
Droog Drooga
Movie: The Humorist
Top 10 Billed Cast
Алексей Агранович
Boris Arkadiev
Семён Штейнберг
Semyon Greenberg
Алиса Хазанова
Elvira Arkadieva
Vilma Kutavičiūtė
Inara
Pavel Ilyin
Alexei Budovskiy
Полина Ауг
Lina Morozova
Артём Волобуев
Alexander Nikonov
Юрий Колокольников
Maxim Shepelin
Ольга Дибцева
Galya
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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.
Release Date
2019-03-01
Average
4.7
Rating:
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