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.
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
Kaspars Kārkliņš
sauna guard
Crew
Mikhail Idov
Director, Screenplay
Lily Idov
Screenplay
Darya Gladysheva
Editor
Michal Lánský
Editor
Alexander Šurkala
Director of Photography
Radek Loukota
Additional Director of Photography
Artem Vasilyev
Producer
Andrey Savelev
Producer
Aija Bērziņa
Producer
Sergey Kornikhin
Producer
Alise Ģelze
Co-Producer
Artemio Benki
Co-Producer
Aivars Žukovskis
Production Design
Siim Kaarel Saluri
Steadicam Operator
Asya Smekalova
Casting Director
Anna Sagalovich
Casting Director
Iveta Dortane
Casting Director
Aleksandr Osipov
Costume Design
Aleksey Chernykh
Makeup Artist
Michal Deliopulos
Sound Director
Yaroslav Timofeev
Music
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