Armando iannucci's hilarious comedy of terrors'covers the days following stalin's collapse. The mastermind behind the immortal alan partridge, the thick of it and in the loop, armando iannuci has now set his satirial sights on russia! In the days following stalin's collapse, his core team of ministers tussle for control some want positive change in the soviet union, others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They're all just desperately trying to remain alive. Starring steve buscemi, simon russell beale, michael palin, andrea riseborough, jeffrey tambor, paddy considine and jason isaacs. What the press said the death of stalin is superbly cast, and acted with icy and ruthless force by an a list lineup. There are no weak links. Each has a plum role each squeezes every gorgeous horrible drop , guardian the film is funny and shocking , independent the result is a film, partly improvised by a wonderful cast, that combines broad, knockabout comedy with razor sharp satire , daily mail release date   26 feb 2018no. Discs   1 dvdcert   tbcrunning time   1 hr 47