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      Patient #1

      2023 1h 54m Drama List
      Reviews Late USSR. The General Secretary lies in the government clinic. He is old and frail, but has a tight grip on power. "The power is taken, it is never given away," he repeats. And various groups are scoring their political points while the "body" is alive. Sasha, a fragile invisible nurse bears a heavy burden of responsibility for the life of the "sentenced to life" official. Read More Read Less

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      Wendy Ide Screen International A mirthless farce, a striking and all-too-pertinent tragicomic study of decaying power structures and the desperate, behind-the-scenes wrangling of a failing state. Nov 17, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Late USSR. The General Secretary lies in the government clinic. He is old and frail, but has a tight grip on power. "The power is taken, it is never given away," he repeats. And various groups are scoring their political points while the "body" is alive. Sasha, a fragile invisible nurse bears a heavy burden of responsibility for the life of the "sentenced to life" official.
      Director
      Rezo Gigineishvili
      Producer
      Archil Gelovani, Sergey Yahontov
      Screenwriter
      Aleksandr Rodionov, Rezo Gigineishvili
      Production Co
      Independent Film Project
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Russian
      Runtime
      1h 54m