
He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov

Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin

Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Whitehouse
Anastas Mikoyan

Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin

Adrian McLoughlin
Josef Stalin

Paddy Considine
Andreyev