The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

2024 · 157 min · RU · 6.8 (176 votes)
Dir. Michael Lockshin · Starring August Diehl, Yuliya Snigir, Evgeny Tsyganov, Claes Bang, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Aleksey Guskov · Music Anna Drubich
FantasyDrama

A struggling writer in 1930s Soviet Moscow finds his life transformed when a mysterious professor arrives with his bizarre entourage, including a wisecracking trickster, a deadly assassin, a vampire maid, and a giant talking black cat, turning the city upside down while exposing the hypocrisy of those in power.

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Immerse yourself in a darkly whimsical, satirical fantasy where the mundane collides with the magical. This propulsive, surrealist period drama explores artistic freedom and corruption with sharp social commentary, creating an unsettling yet darkly comedic atmosphere. It's a fantastical journey through a world turned upside down.

whimsicalsatiricaldarkly comedicsubversivemelancholicfantasticalpropulsivemagical realismperiod dramasurrealistsharp social commentarydramatic fantasyartistic freedompolitical satiremoralityreality vs illusioncorruption
soviet unionwritercensorshipmoscow, russia1930s