The Death of Stalin

(2017)

Synopsis

Joseph Stalin's sudden death in 1953 sparks a savage power grab among the Soviet Union's top leaders. Politicians, military men and Stalin's own family dive headlong into a game of bargaining and backstabbing as they decide the future of the USSR.

Directors

Armando Iannucci, Yann Zenou, Kevin Loader, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Christopher Willis, Armando Iannucci, Peter Lambert

Production year

2017

Rating

R

Studio

IFC Films

Runtime

106 minutes

Cast

Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend