BLReed
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In theaters tomorrow. It is a political satire film.
In 1953, after decades of terrorizing the Soviet Union with pitiless displays of power, Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) has died, leaving his subordinates scrambling for stability in the critical days after the passing. The very future of the country is at risk, finding Beria (Simon Russell Beale), Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), and Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi) jockeying for power as they begin to put funeral arrangements together, suddenly aware of everything that needs to be done to keep the population under control. Additional perspective is provided by Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana (Andrea Riseborough), his crazed son, Vasily (Rupert Friend), pianist Maria (Olga Kurylenko), and First Deputy Premiere Molotov (Michael Palin), creating a network of opinion few dare to share with the newly appointed leadership. Trying to achieve stability, the politicians only encourage disorder, trading insults, threats, and secrets to position themselves as the rightful choice to replace an intimidating monster.
In 1953, after decades of terrorizing the Soviet Union with pitiless displays of power, Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) has died, leaving his subordinates scrambling for stability in the critical days after the passing. The very future of the country is at risk, finding Beria (Simon Russell Beale), Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), and Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi) jockeying for power as they begin to put funeral arrangements together, suddenly aware of everything that needs to be done to keep the population under control. Additional perspective is provided by Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana (Andrea Riseborough), his crazed son, Vasily (Rupert Friend), pianist Maria (Olga Kurylenko), and First Deputy Premiere Molotov (Michael Palin), creating a network of opinion few dare to share with the newly appointed leadership. Trying to achieve stability, the politicians only encourage disorder, trading insults, threats, and secrets to position themselves as the rightful choice to replace an intimidating monster.
