
About
When tyrannical dictator Josef Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria, the sadistic secret police chief.
Cast

Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale
Lavrenti Beria

Paddy Considine
Andreyev

Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin

Jason Isaacs
Field Marshal Zhukov

Olga Kurylenko
Maria Veniaminovna Yudina

Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov

Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin

Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin
Keywords
biography military dark comedy death based on a true story history 1950s satire russia dictator political satire socialism chaos joseph stalin dry humour regime nikita khrushchev
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