When socialist dictator Joseph Stalin dies unexpectedly, a chaotic power struggle between surviving Soviet officials ensues. [ The Death of Stalin credits: Dir: Armando Iannucci/ Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko/ 106 min/ Comedy, Drama/ Anti-socialism/ 2017]
External Reviews
“This delightfully silly movie is an intelligent, hilarious circus crammed full of the finest people cinema has to offer…easily the comedy of the year.”
–The Sun
“Armando Iannucci’s lacerating, hilarious comedy lampoons Stalinist Russia to within an inch of its life.”
–TimeOut
“It makes Stalin and his gang look as absurd as they were abominable, which can’t be a bad thing.”
–Daily Mail
“Depending on your point of view, The Death of Stalin is either a sly, wintry satire on Armando Iannucci’s usual theme of squawking political idiocy, or an insidious attempt to destabilise the Russian establishment with relentless dagger-blows.
–The Telegraph
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Book: The Death of iStalin (Graphic Novel)
Guardian: “In Russia, nobody’s laughing at Iannucci’s The Death of iStalin”
Stuff: “Russia considering ban on ‘revolting’ film, The Death of iStalin”