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Completed - RUSSIAN - Comedy, Jewish - 100 minutes

Log Line

In the midst of the collapsing USSR, the favorite stand-up comedian of the regime begins challenging censorship.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2019 (Line up)
  • AFM 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Michael IDOV
Writer(s) : Michael IDOV
Cast : Aleksey AGRANOVICH, Yuri KOLOKOLNIKOV, Alisa KHAZANOVA, Pavel ILYIN, Artem VOLOBUEV

Producer(s) : Artem VASILYEV (Metrafilms), Andrey SAVELIEV (Metrafilms), Aija BĒRZIŅA (Tasse Film), Alise ĢELZE (Tasse Film), Artemio BENKI (Sirena Film)

Synopsis

In 1984 Soviet Union, Boris, a Russian-Jewish stand-up comedian, is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities. Fame, combined with lack of personal freedom, is driving him crazy. Once the leaders who dictate what he can and can’t joke about summon him to their villa, the comedian snaps. Armed with the exotic American notion of insult humor, he takes his revenge.

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA, LATVIA, CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPU ARTCAM FILMS
NEW ZEALAN LIMELIGHT DISTR


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Festivals and Awards

Thessaloniki IFF 2019 Film Market Films


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