Funny yet dark and gritty historical comedy/political thriller.

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2019)

"The Death of Stalin" is basically an over-the-top depiction of Soviet culture and history which discards historical accuracy in favour of hilarious (and sometimes extremely tense) interactions with the cast using their normal accents (which makes it even funnier). This movie felt like Westerners mocking the east and that's probably why it was banned in countries like Russia and Kazakhstan ðŸ˜‚. Honestly, I respect the seriously ballsy attitude that the director had when making this film: filming in Russia whilst openly making fun of their history. I truly respect creators not being in fear of their work being banned in certain countries and not changing it just so those countries will be satisfied.
The other positives of this brilliant black comedy are: the amazing performances all around, the impressive production quality, the ingenious writing and the directing. There was never a moment in this film where I was bored or a moment where I cringed, it managed to fully engage me into the story and characters (or should I say, caricatures of historical figures). The best thing is, in my view, that you don't need to know Russian history to enjoy this (as I said before, it discards historical accuracy in favour of comedy, which isn't always a bad thing, this film is shining evidence of that).