Film

Patient No. 1

2023 · 1h 54m · Drama

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.

Aleksandr Filippenko

The General Secretary

Olga Makeeva

Sasha

Inna Churikova

Zhena Genseka

Igor Chernevich

Rodionov

Sergey Gilev

Molodoy

Vladimir Steklov

Ministr

Irina Kupchenko

Mat Sashi

Sergey Styopin

Urolog

Mariya Shalaeva

Medsestra

• Rezo GigineishviliDirector · Screenplay
• Alexander RodionovWriter
• Archil GelovaniProducer
• Sergey YahontovProducer
• Petr BraterskyDirector of Photography
• Georgy IsaakyanEditor

Patient №1 | Official trailer

Release date

October 6, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama