The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel La Mort de Staline (2010–2012), the film depicts the internal social and political power struggle among the members of the Soviet Politburo following the death of leader Joseph Stalin in 1953. The French-British-Belgian co-production stars an ensemble cast that includes Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor. The film premiered on 8 September 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Entertainment One Films on 20 October 2017, in France by Gaumont on 4 April 2018, and in Belgium by September Film Distribution on 18 April 2018. It received critical acclaim and various accolades, including nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, one of which was for Outstanding British Film, and 13 British Independent Film Awards, four of which it won. There was fierce opposition to the film in Russia, where it was seen as "anti-Russian propaganda", and it was banned there, as well as in Kyrgyzstan, for allegedly mocking the Soviet past and making fun of the USSR.

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Long live Stalin!

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- Abramovsky still holding out? - Yeah. He's close, though.

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He was close yesterday. Long live Stalin! Have his wife move into the next cell and start working on her until he talks. Make it noisy. Shame. Mrs Abramovsky's been most cooperative so far.

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Some women will do anything to get their husbands released. Yeah, and she did everything. I thank the Union for bringing me so many devoted wives who fuck like sewing machines.

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Glasses.

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To his dacha. Urgently.

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Tanks, farmers, navy, grenade. funny. Beria, tomato, pocket: funny. Horse... - Funny? - ...slippers. question mark. - Farmers, horse again, navy... - There were no whores.

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What are you writing? Oh, "horse". Is this in code? This is your drunken nonsense, not mine. Don't blame my notes. "Molotov C-H-H-H..." Was I stuttering? What is that? Molotov...

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Oh. It's Molotov...

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- He's on the list. - Poor Molotov.

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First his wife, now him.

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Georgy is off in a hurry somewhere.

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Something's happening.

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Hello?

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What? Get my trousers. Just get my... No, not you. Who's there? Is Beria there? Never mind. I'll be right there.

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Your trousers. Your trousers. Here are your trousers. - Okay, okay. - Let me take your pyjamas.

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No, there's no time. Get my shoes, please, Nina, my shoes. - Your shirt. - Send me a shirt and tie.

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Were you on duty when he was found? - Yes, sir. - No-one is to come in. Understood? Yes, sir. Remain at your stations.

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Oh, God.

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They told me not to get a doctor. You did well, Matryona Petrovna. The Central Committee will handle things now.

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