When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Acting
Steve Buscemi's Brooklyn Khrushchev is unhinged perfection.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches. And a history degree.
Direction
Iannucci turns human atrocity into farce without letting anyone off the hook.
Director
Armando Iannucci
Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev
Simon Russell Beale
Lavrenti Beria
Jeffrey Tambor
Georgy Malenkov
Jason Isaacs
Field Marshal Zhukov
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin
Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin
Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich
Paul Whitehouse
Anastas Mikoyan
Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin
Adrian McLoughlin
Josef Stalin
Paddy Considine
Andreyev
Olga Kurylenko
Maria Veniaminovna Yudina
Tom Brooke
Sergei
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Nina Khrushchev
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