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Premiere of ‘Death of Stalin’ film called off

By REUTERS
January 24, 2018

MOSCOW: The Russian premiere of “Death of Stalin, a dark, satirical movie from British director Armando Iannucci, was called off on Tuesday after a private pre-release viewing drew ire from government figures, TASS news agency reported. The culture ministry withdrew the license it had previously granted for the movie´s general release in Russia, the agency quoted the ministry´s press office as saying. It was not immediately clear if the film could still be shown in Russia at a later date. The culture ministry and the film´s director could not be reached for comment.