Limonov: The Ballad
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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Cast
103 people
Ben Whishaw
Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
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Viktoriya Miroshnichenko
Elena
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Beanpole
Masha Mashkova
Anna
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McMafia
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Tomas Arana
Stephen
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Corrado Invernizzi
Lonya
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Evgeny Mironov
Kuznetsov
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Andrey Burkovskiy
Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Poet
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Odin Lund Biron
Ethan/ Editor in Chief
Known for
The Interns
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Sandrine Bonnaire
Radio Host Paris
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La Cérémonie
Vagabond
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Intellectual Paris
Known for
Spiral
Néro the Assassin
Céline Sallette
Intellectual Paris
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Donald Sumpter
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Game of Thrones
Kirill Serebrennikov Director · Paweł Pawlikowski Screenplay Ben Hopkins Screenplay
Worldwide gross $378M · Budget $10M · First release May 19, 2024
Box office
Budget
$10,500,000
Worldwide gross
$377,523,000
Gross vs. budget
36.0×
Production
Wildside
Production
Chapter 2
Production
Fremantle España
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Hype Studios
Production
Pathé
Production
Logical Content Ventures
Production
Forma Pro Films
Production
Pathe
Production
France · Italy · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 19, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · December 4, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
April 12, 2025 · Theatrical · pré-estreia
France
April 9, 2025 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
September 19, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Hong Kong SAR China
April 10, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
September 5, 2024 · Theatrical
Japan
September 5, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
February 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 16, 2025 · Theatrical
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