

The Humorist
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1300000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2019-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
5.25
Alexey Agranovich
Boris Arkadiev
Semen Shteinberg
Semyon Greenberg
Alisa Khazanova
Elvira Arkadieva
Vilma Kutavičiūtė
Inara
Pavel Ilyin
Alexei Budovskiy
Daniel Shifrin
Ilya
Polina Aug
Lina Morozova
Artem Volobuev
Alexander Nikonov
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Maxim Shepelin
Olga Dibtseva
Galya
Kristians Karelins
Miyelavs
Yuliya Aug
Olga
Vera Idova
Polya
Alexandr Marin
Grigoriy Ryabtsev
Anatoliy Kotenyov
general Yasenev
Margarita Adaeva
stewardess
Tatyana Cherkovskaya
fangirl
Edgars Kaufelds
night porter
Artem Grigoryev
KGB Officer
Ilze Pukinska
general Yasenev's wife
Kaspars Kārkliņš
sauna guard
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