The Humorist (2019)

Drama
Comedy

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

Boris Arkadiev
Alexey Agranovich
Semyon Greenberg
Semyon Shteinberg
Miyelavs
Kristians Karelins
Olga
Yuliya Aug
Polya
V Vera Idova
Grigoriy Ryabtsev
Alexandr Marin
general Yasenev
Anatoliy Kotenyov
stewardess
Margarita Adaeva
fangirl
T Tatyana Cherkovskaya
night porter
E Edgars Kaufelds
KGB Officer
Artem Grigoryev
general Yasenev's wife
Ilze Pukinska
Elvira Arkadieva
Alisa Khazanova
sauna guard
K Kaspars Kārkliņš
Inara
Vilma Kutavičiūtė
Alexei Budovskiy
Pavel Ilyin
Ilya
D Daniel Shifrin
Lina Morozova
Polina Aug
Alexander Nikonov
Artem Volobuev
Maxim Shepelin
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Galya
Olga Dibtseva

Crew

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