Limonov: The Ballad
Synopsis
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.
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A crew of 103+ credited
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Box Office
2024 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 36× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$377.5M
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Cast & Crew
103 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ben Whishaw
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Viktoriya Miroshnichenko
as Elena
Masha Mashkova
as Anna
Tomas Arana
as Stephen
Corrado Invernizzi
as Lonya
Evgeny Mironov
as Kuznetsov
Andrey Burkovskiy
as Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Poet
Odin Lund Biron
as Ethan/ Editor in Chief
Sandrine Bonnaire
as Radio Host Paris
Louis Do De Lencquesaing
as Intellectual Paris
Celine Sallette
as Intellectual Paris
Donald Sumpter
as Eddie's Father
Supporting cast
91Tatyana Vladimirova
as Eddie's Mother
Victor Sole
as Carlos
Emmanuel Carrere
as Journalist
Tatyana Dolmatovskaya
as Wife of the Host of the Dacha
Svetlana Mamresheva
as Poetess
Sergey Mezentsev
as Elena's Lover
Alexander Prince Osei
as Chris
Roman Vasyanov
as Angry Man at the Window
Brendon Colton
as Stephen's Guest
James Dean Hyllested
as Stephen's Guest
Juris Zagars
as Stephen's Guest
Sergey Nikolaevich
as Stephen's Guest
Arkadij Suharenko
as Stephen's Guest
Anton Lapenko
as Ghost
Pierre Bourel
as Radio Host Assistant Paris
Anna Rulevskaya
as Eddie's Reader Moscow 89
Daniel Barnes
as Journalist
Vitalijs Jakovlevs
as Prison Guard
Chulpan Khamatova
as TV Journalist
Yuliya Pankratova
as TV Journalist
Martins Egliens
as Operator 1 Prison
Mikhail Shiryaev
as Operator 2 Prison
Vadim Stepanov
as Pornstar / Street Band Memeber / Model / Pedestrian / Man with Garbage / Killer / Editor's Assistant
Vlad Tsenev
as Brian / Street Band Memeber / Model / Man with Garbage / Killer / Waiter at Dinner
Mikhail Kozyrev
as Guest from Moscow
Evgeniya Kuznetsova
as Anna's Mother
Anna Boyk
as Anna's Guest
Dimitriy Vlasik
as Anna's Guest
Vasily Zorky
as Anna's Guest
Ivan Ivashkin
as Anna's Guest
Mitya Mozgovoy
as Anna's Guest
Anastasiya Kamenskaya
as Anna's Guest
Anna Kuklenko
as Anna's Guest
Alexey Novoselov
as Anna's Guest
Andrey Khodorchenkov
as Anna's Guest
Andrey Vasilyev
as Elena's Husband
Gennady Jozefavichus
as Host of the Dacha
Maris Morkans
as Photographer RU
Dmitrijs Jevstifejevs
as Guest in Peredelkino
Evgeniya Shermeneva
as Guest in Peredelkino
Georgijs Strazhnovs
as Guest in Peredelkino
Jekabs Nimanis
as Guest in Peredelkino
Marijus Ivashkevichius
as Guest in Peredelkino
Pavel Zimin
as Guest in Peredelkino
Marina Talberga
as Guest in Peredelkino
Nikolajs Krivoseins
as Guest in Peredelkino
Olga Petersone
as Guest in Peredelkino
Sergey Evdokimov
as Guest in Peredelkino
Sergejs Studzinskis
as Guest in Peredelkino
Tatiana Ershova
as Guest in Peredelkino
Tikhon Dzyadko
as Guest in Peredelkino
Vadims Pridbailo
as Guest in Peredelkino
Monta Karklina
as Guest in Peredelkino
Daria Zueva
as The lady of the house New York
George R Steele
as Street Preacher
Jite Ighorodje
as Little Man
Leonid Trubin
as Fireman
Iveta Zinta Ivansone
as Teacher
Ngwenyi Nadege Mbole
as Haitian
Evelyn Mok
as Carol
Ilona Matveeva
as Jewelry Store Owner
Dmitry Sopov
as Mad Man
Mara Mclaughlin Taylor
as Sharon Reporter
Kaspars Znotins
as Shmakov
Gedeon Mfebe
as Trumpet Player / Crazy Man
Arnis Ritups
as Butcher 1
Giovanni Dalla Zonca
as Butcher 2
Sava Saveliev
as Host of Q&A Moscow 89
Kirill Batishta
as Eddie's Reader Moscow 89
Olga Varshaver
as Eddie's Reader Moscow 89
Yury Saprykin
as Eddie's Reader Moscow 89
Boris Falikova
as Eddie's Reader Moscow 89
Yuli Gugolev
as Eddie's Reader Moscow 89
Philipp Avdeev
as Eddie's Party Member Bunker
Aleksandr Gorchilin
as Eddie's Party Member Bunker
Nikita Elenev
as Eddie's Party Member Bunker
Georgiy Kudrenko
as Eddie's Party Member Bunker
Pavel Chalnov
as Eddie's Party Member Bunker
Evgeniy Kulagin
as Eddie's Party Member Bunker
Stanislav Kolodub
as Rabko
Andrey Radionov
as Poet Bunker
Nikolai Komyagin
as Band Member Bunker
Alexander Ionin
as Band Member Bunker
Danila Kholodkov
as Band Member Bunker
Alexander Galianov
as Band Member Bunker
Pavel Lesnikov
as Band Member Bunker
Anton Lytvynov
as Pedestrian
Pedestrian
as Pedestrian
Sergey Podymin
as Prisoner
Diana Stepanova
as Waitress
Derwayne Mcbayne
as Pimp / Newspapper Worker / Homeless man (uncredited)
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