The Last Minister (2020)

Original title

Последний министр

Directed by

Roman Volobuev

Genre

comedy

Country

Russia

Length

2 seasons, 31 episodes

Rated

18+

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A satirical dark comedy about a bumbling government minister. The show follows his absurd attempts to navigate Russian politics and bureaucracy.

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What happens

The Last Minister (Russian: Последний Министр, translit. Posledniy Ministr) is a Russian dark comedy television series made by Sreda for KinoPoisk streaming service. As of 2024, two seasons have been produced, plus a 40-minute Christmas special. Season 2 premiere episode was screened at the Kinotavr Film Festival on September 25, 2021 with the rest of the season starting to air on December 2 the same year. In February 2022 the show permanently went off the air at the request of its show-runner Roman Volobuev in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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