Limonov: The Ballad (2024)

6.4/10 • 133 min • History Drama

Overview

A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade-waving poet, a lover of beautiful women, a warmonger, a political agitator, and a novelist who wrote of his greatness. Eduard Limonov’s life story is a journey through Russia, America, and Europe during the second half of the 20th century.

Cast

Ben Whishaw

Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov

Viktoriya Miroshnichenko

Masha Mashkova

Tomas Arana

Corrado Invernizzi

Evgeny Mironov

Andrey Burkovskiy

Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Poet

Odin Lund Biron

Ethan/ Editor in Chief

Sandrine Bonnaire

Radio Host Paris

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Intellectual Paris

Céline Sallette

Intellectual Paris

Donald Sumpter

Tatyana Vladimirova

Victor Solé

Emmanuel Carrère

Tatyana Dolmatovskaya

Wife of the Host of the Dacha

Svetlana Mamresheva

Sergey Mezentsev

Alexander Prince Osei

Roman Vasyanov

Angry Man at the Window

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