Patient No. 1 (2023)

  • NR
  • 10/06/2023 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 54m

Overview

The end of the Soviet empire. The General Secretary lies in the government clinic. He is old and frail, but has a tight grip on power. "The power is only taken, it is never given away," he repeats. And it is convenient for both the elites and the secret services -- while the "body" is alive, various groups are scoring their political points. The General Secretary is "sentenced to life". A young nurse Sasha looks after him. Small, fragile and invisible, she bears a heavy burden of responsibility for the life of the country's top official. Meanwhile, the old man is waging a war in Afghanistan, has a nuclear button and can take the entire world to the grave with him.

Rezo Gigineishvili

Director, Screenplay

Alexandr Rodionov

Writer

Cast

Aleksandr Filippenko's headshot

Aleksandr Filippenko

The General Secretary
Olga Makeeva's headshot

Olga Makeeva

Sasha
Inna Churikova's headshot

Inna Churikova

Zhena Genseka
Igor Chernevich's headshot

Igor Chernevich

Rodionov
Sergey Gilev's headshot

Sergey Gilev

Molodoy
Vladimir Steklov's headshot

Vladimir Steklov

Ministr
Irina Kupchenko's headshot

Irina Kupchenko

Mat Sashi
Sergey Styopin's headshot

Sergey Styopin

Urolog

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