Great movie, enjoyable political satire

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2018)

I'm assuming that the majority of people who go to see this movie might actually be interested in history and politics, but I would recommend brushing up on a few historical figures of the 1950s in the USSR, the most important for the movie being: Nikita Khrushchev, Lavrentiy Beria, Georgy Malenkov, as these three play first fiddle in the movie. Thus it would be nice to know who they were before viewing. Secondly, if you are faint of heart when it comes to political correctness, either don't watch this movie at all, or don't complain that something insulted you. This is a political satire about one of the most brutal dictators in history. Executions will be depicted in a light manner, as will massive arrests, and the overbearing police-state. If you can't take jokes about said topics don't watch this movie.
Now onto the plot and my opinion. I am a history geek, and am fascinated by the history of the 20th century. So I just had to watch this movie. Whilst having enjoyed it as a whole, I must admit that some dialogues were just too long, and there was too much plotting going on. I am aware that that was probably the reality of the Stalin era, but the plotting was actually difficult to follow in places, maybe a little chaotic. The actors were really enjoyable, doing an outstanding job with their roles.