Limonov: The Ballad (2024)

Directed by

Kirill Serebrennikov

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Eduard Limonov, a Russian writer and political activist who founded the National Bolshevik Party. It shows his journey from dissident poet to controversial political figure, bouncing between countries and ideologies.

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What happens

Limonov: The Ballad is a 2024 biographical film directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, co-written by Ben Hopkins, Paweł Pawlikowski and Serebrennikov. It is based on Emmanuel Carrère's 2011 book Limonov, a novelized biography of the Russian dissident writer and politician Eduard Limonov, who founded the National Bolshevik Party. It stars Ben Whishaw in the titular role alongside Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Tomas Arana, Corrado Invernizzi, Evgeniy Mironov, Andrey Burkovskiy and Odin Biron. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 19 May 2024. Vision Distribution released the film in Italy on 5 September 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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