The Death of Stalin
Comedy
Drama
History
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Cast
Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev
Simon Russell Beale
Lavrenti Beria
Jeffrey Tambor
Georgy Malenkov
Jason Isaacs
Field Marshal Zhukov
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin
Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin
Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich
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Double Feature Pairings
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Dictators roasted back to back. History as terrifying comedy.
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Armando Iannucci double bill. Political power in the hands of absolute idiots, twice.
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Political absurdity. Two films about the most powerful people in the world being the most ridiculous.
Four Lions
2010
Comedy about the darkest subjects. Two films that find hilarity in terrorism and totalitarianism.
