Movie: The Humorist

Top 10 Billed Cast

Alexey Agranovich
Алексей Агранович

Boris Arkadiev

Semen Shteinberg
Семён Штейнберг

Semyon Greenberg

Alisa Khazanova
Алиса Хазанова

Elvira Arkadieva

Vilma Kutaviciute
Vilma Kutavičiūtė

Inara

Pavel Ilyin
Pavel Ilyin

Alexei Budovskiy

Daniel Shifrin
Daniel Shifrin

Ilya

Polina Aug
Полина Ауг

Lina Morozova

Artem Volobuev
Артём Волобуев

Alexander Nikonov

Yuri Kolokolnikov
Юрий Колокольников

Maxim Shepelin

Olga Dibtseva
Ольга Дибцева

Galya

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    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:

    2.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Pусский
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