# Where to watch Yuri Olesha, nicknamed "The Writer" (2009) in the UK

> Yuri Olesha, nicknamed "The Writer" (2009) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 16 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2009  
**Runtime:** 48 minutes  
**TMDB rating:** 1.5/10  
**Genres:** Documentary, Animation, TV Movie  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 16 May 2026 (2026-05-16T22:38:55.826Z)  

## Synopsis

Animated documentary film about the fate of the writer - Yuri Olesha. About how he was strangled by the grip of the era that fell to him, and in such an embrace he was forced to live not his life. Created on the basis of the writer's diaries, the film tells about the inner throwing of a talented man who died in literature thirty years before his physical death.

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

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