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PATIENT #1
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October 11, 2024 to October 19, 2024
As part of Festival du nouveau cinéma - 2024 Edition
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USSR, 1985. Sasha, a young nurse, is chosen to care for a very special patient: the General Secretary of the Communist Party. Despite his pitiful state of health, he continues to perform his duties; he still has access to the infamous "red button" and even plans to run in the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, many are trying to take advantage of his weakness… In this film, with its dark aesthetic and chilling atmosphere, the Georgian director leaves politics behind the clinic doors and offers a metaphor for the agony of the Soviet Union by observing the slow degradation of a body. Simply masterful.
Rezo Gigineishvili
2023 - Feature Film - 114 minutes - Georgia
Language: Russian
Subtitle languages: English, French