DramaComedy
The Humorist
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.
Directed by Mikhail Idov
48
User score
25 votes
Status
Released
Released
March 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
Russian
Budget → Revenue
$1.3M → —
Top cast
Alexey Agranovich
Boris Arkadiev
Semen Shteinberg
Semyon Greenberg
Alisa Khazanova
Elvira Arkadieva
Vilma Kutaviciute
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
