# The Master and Margarita (2024)

> A persecuted Soviet writer finds forbidden love and fantastical revenge through the devilish stranger he has invented.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/410302

## Facts

- Runtime: 157 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Michael Lockshin
- Cast: August Diehl, Yuliya Snigir, Evgeny Tsyganov, Claes Bang, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Aleksey Guskov, Aleksey Rozin, Aleksandr Yatsenko
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14536120/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, grotesque, eerie, literary adaptation night, arthouse fantasy viewing

## Synopsis

A tale of love and madness unfolds in the shadowy streets of 1930s Moscow, where a writer's despair leads to a surreal confrontation with fate.

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