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Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie

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Ben Croll TheWrap This ballad finds a groove and rides it out, showcasing the director’s chops and the star’s commitment while shining little new light on the ostensible subject. Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker Why make a film about Eduard Limonov, the globe-trotting Russian dissident poet and punk provocateur reviled for his pro-fascist sympathies? The filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov never musters a satisfying answer in this muddled English-language bio-pic. May 30, 2024 Full Review Isaac Feldberg Little White Lies [Whishaw] has never had a role quite as complex and contradictory as that of Limonov... It’s a fascinating, slow-motion car crash of a performance: destined for destruction, spiralling magnificently all the way down. May 24, 2024 Full Review Clotilde Chinnici Movies We Texted About Unfortunately, there is no actual commentary on the political undertones of the film, which is particularly unsettling for a biopic based on Limonov, a figure whose political life was much discussed during his lifetime. Jul 26, 2025 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) A film with hardly any complexity, much more exhibitionist than profound, which wanders through a film biography in a film that is too formalistic. [Full review in Spanish] Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Roger Salvans Fotogramas ...a film with impressive formal muscle...but with a repetitive discourse, loaded with unnecessary underlining and, also, very self-satisfied. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Kirill Serebrennikov

Director

Ben Whishaw

Édouard Limonov

Viktoria Miroshnichenko

Elena

Sandrine Bonnaire

Intervistatrice radio

Tomas Arana

Stephen

Maria Mashkova

Anna
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Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie

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Movie Info

Director
Kirill Serebrennikov
Producer
Ilya Stewart, Dimitri Rassam, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani
Screenwriter
Kirill Serebrennikov, Paweł Pawlikowski, Ben Hopkins, Emmanuel Carrère, Paweł Pawlikowski
Production Co
Wildside, Chapter 2, Fremantle España, Hype Studios, France 3 Cinéma
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
2h 19m