Box Office
Underperformed · 1.9xBudget$13M
Worldwide Gross$24.6M
The Death of Stalin scores 0/10 for wokeness as pure historical satire on Soviet power struggles, with no identity politics or modern messaging layered in. It's neutral entertainment built entirely around story, farce, and bureaucratic absurdity.
The Death of Stalin is a 2017 dark comedy satire depicting the chaotic power struggle among Stalin's inner circle—primarily Beria, Khrushchev, Malenkov, and others—immediately after the dictator's 1953 death.
The narrative centers on bureaucratic infighting, paranoia, and the absurdities of Soviet totalitarianism, drawn directly from historical events and a French graphic novel, with no overlay of contemporary identity politics, systemic oppression narratives, or critiques of traditional norms. Casting adheres strictly to the all-male, ethnically Russian historical figures portrayed by white British and American actors (Steve Buscemi as Khrushchev, Simon Russell Beale as Beria, Jason Isaacs as Zhukov) without any race, gender, or sexuality alterations to established characters. The film's premise and appeal rest entirely on political farce and historical mockery of communism, not modern progressive activism.
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Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev
Simon Russell Beale
Lavrenti Beria
Jeffrey Tambor
Georgy Malenkov
Jason Isaacs
Field Marshal Zhukov
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin
Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin
Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich
Paul Whitehouse
Anastas Mikoyan
Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin
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