The Death of Stalin (15) at Ely Cinema - tickets available on the door from 7pm
Armando Iannucci’s darkly comic take on the internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia. In the days following Stalin’s collapse, the dictator’s underlings tussle for control. Some want positive change in the Soviet Union; others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They’re all just desperate to stay alive.
Director: Armando Iannucci. 107 mins.
Stars: Rupert Friend, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Steve Buscemi.
Armando Iannucci’s darkly comic take on the internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia. In the days following Stalin’s collapse, the dictator’s underlings tussle for control. Some want positive change in the Soviet Union; others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They’re all just desperate to stay alive.
Contains very strong language, brief strong violence.