The Russian Communist Party has called for Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin to be banned.
Described as a black comedy depicting the chaotic fight for power following Stalin's death in 1953, the movie features Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev, the successor of Stalin, alongside a starry cast including Michael Palin, Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Isaacs, Paddy Considine and Andrea Riseborough.
It will now go before Russia's culture ministry, which will scrutinise the movie to determine if it should be prevented from release in the country.
It comes after the Communists' spokesman Alexander Yushchenko called the movie "disgusting" (via RIA Novosti).
Sergei Obukhov, the secretary of the central committee of the Russian Communist Party, added that the movie is "another form of psychological warfare" against Russia and "discrediting of the country's leaders", according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Death of Stalin premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month.
The movie has been picked up by distributor Volga in Russia, but the release date has not yet been determined.
Of course, The Death of Stalin isn't the only pending film making waves in Russia this year.
Matilda, which tells the story of the love affair between the last Russian czar and ballet dancer Matylda Krzesińska has led to similar protests, with some actually setting a movie theatre on fire.
The Death of Stalin will be in US cinemas on October 19 and UK cinemas on 20 October.
