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The Death Of Stalin

The Death Of Stalin
Comedy, Drama | 2017 | R. 1hr 47min
CAST: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs DIRECTOR: Armando Iannucci CAPTIONED ON WEDNESDAYS | ENDS 5/10

The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they bumble, brawl, and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government?


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There's an irony here: In the interest of dramatic expediency, Iannucci has made the power players of The Death Of Stalin look more competent and more decisive than their real counterparts.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
The Death of Stalin brings Iannucci's love for political satire to a period in history that nobody could have expected.
Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies
As Stanley Kubrick did with Dr. Strangelove, Iannucci has built a satire not by twisting the truth but by nudging reality just a few inches further in the direction it was already going.
Bilge Ebiri, Village Voice
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