In December 2017,
Variety reported that a film adaptation of the novel was in development by Polish filmmaker
Paweł Pawlikowski. Pawlikowski completed a screenplay and was set to direct the film. However, in May 2020, Pawlikowski revealed he lost interest in the character and abandoned plans to direct the film. In 2022 it was announced that the novel will be adapted by Russian filmmaker
Kirill Serebrennikov, with Limonov to be played by English actor
Ben Whishaw. ==Prizes and awards==