The Death of Stalin
2017 · 1h 47m · Comedy, Drama, History · Belgium, Canada · Rated R (US)
He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun.
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
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1950sbased on true storybiographybitingbluntchaoscommunismcomplicateddark comedydeathdictatordishearteningjoseph stalinmilitarypolitical satireregimesatiresocialism
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