The Humorist

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.

Drama Comedy

Alexey Agranovich

(Boris Arkadiev)

Semen Shteinberg

(Semyon Greenberg)

Alisa Khazanova

(Elvira Arkadieva)

Vilma Kutavičiūtė

(Inara)

Pavel Ilyin

(Alexei Budovskiy)

Daniel Shifrin

(Ilya)

Polina Aug

(Lina Morozova)

Artem Volobuev

(Alexander Nikonov)

Yuri Kolokolnikov

(Maxim Shepelin)

Olga Dibtseva

(Galya)

Kristians Karelins

(Miyelavs)

Yuliya Aug

(Olga)

Vera Idova

(Polya)

Alexandr Marin

(Grigoriy Ryabtsev)

Anatoliy Kotenyov

(general Yasenev)

Margarita Adaeva

(stewardess)

Tatyana Cherkovskaya

(fangirl)

Edgars Kaufelds

(night porter)

Artem Grigoryev

(KGB Officer)

Ilze Pukinska

(general Yasenev's wife)

Kaspars Kārkliņš

(sauna guard)