When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

• Gaumont
• Quad Productions
• Steve Buscemi
• Simon Russell Beale
• Jeffrey Tambor
• Dermot Crowley
• Michael Palin
• Paul Whitehouse
• Paul Chahidi
• Andrea Riseborough