Limonov: The Ballad
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| Directed by | Kirill Serebrennikov |
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| Based on | Limonov by Emmanuel Carrère |
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| Cinematography | Roman Vasyanov |
| Edited by | Yurii Karikh |
| Music by | Massimo Pupillo |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | €17.5 million |
| Box office | $400,000 |
Limonov: The Ballad is a 2024 biographical film directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, co-written by Ben Hopkins, Paweł Pawlikowski and Serebrennikov. It is based on Emmanuel Carrère's 2011 book Limonov, a novelized biography of the Russian dissident writer and politician Eduard Limonov, who founded the National Bolshevik Party. It stars Ben Whishaw in the titular role alongside Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Tomas Arana, Corrado Invernizzi, Evgeniy Mironov, Andrey Burkovskiy and Odin Biron.
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 19 May 2024. Vision Distribution released the film in Italy on 5 September 2024.