A Russian art house cinema screened satirical film The Death of Stalin to a packed house on Thursday, despite the Russian culture ministry cancelling the movie's release on the grounds that it mocks the country's Soviet past. The film was screened last September at the Toronto International Film Festival. From left to right: actor Jason Isaacs, director Armando Iannucci, and actors Andrea Riseborough and Steve Buscemi attend the gala premiere. I think that makes it easier and less difficult for society to deal with them," Aksyonov said before the screening. He said it was regrettable that a political storm had been whipped up around the film, but that he tried to ignore such things.

Source: CBC News January 25, 2018 17:57 UTC