Overview
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.

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.

Boris Arkadiev

Semyon Greenberg

Elvira Arkadieva

Inara

Alexei Budovskiy
Ilya

Lina Morozova

Alexander Nikonov

Maxim Shepelin

Galya

Miyelavs

Olga
Polya

Grigoriy Ryabtsev

general Yasenev

stewardess
fangirl
night porter

KGB Officer

general Yasenev's wife
sauna guard




















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