The Humorist

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The Humorist

2019

1h 40m

4.9(22 votes)

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.

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21 members

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Алексей Агранович

Boris Arkadiev

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Семён Штейнберг

Semyon Greenberg

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Алиса Хазанова

Elvira Arkadieva

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Вильма Кутавичюте

Inara

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Pavel Ilyin

Alexei Budovskiy

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Daniel Shifrin

Ilya

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Полина Ауг

Lina Morozova

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Артём Волобуев

Alexander Nikonov

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Юрий Колокольников

Maxim Shepelin

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Ольга Дибцева

Galya

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Kristians Karelins

Miyelavs

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Юлия Ауг

Olga

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Vera Idova

Polya

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Александр Марин

Grigoriy Ryabtsev

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Анатолий Котенёв

general Yasenev

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Маргарита Адаева

stewardess

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Tatyana Cherkovskaya

fangirl

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Edgars Kaufelds

night porter

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Артём Григорьев

KGB Officer

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Ilze Pukinska

general Yasenev's wife

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Kaspars Kārkliņš

sauna guard

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