Limonov: The Ballad

Sep 5, 2024

2h 13m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Wildside

Fremantle España

Chapter 2

France 3 Cinéma

Hype Studios

Pathé

Limonov: The Ballad Trailers

Cast

Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov

Ben Whishaw

Elena

Viktoriya Miroshnichenko

Anna

Masha Mashkova

Stephen

Tomas Arana

Lonya

Corrado Invernizzi

Kuznetsov

Evgeny Mironov

Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Poet

Andrey Burkovskiy

Ethan/ Editor in Chief

Odin Lund Biron

Radio Host Paris

Sandrine Bonnaire

Intellectual Paris

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Intellectual Paris

Céline Sallette

Eddie's Father

Donald Sumpter

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