The Village Doctor

1988Drama

Based on a short story by Franz Kafka, Masloboyshchikov’s debut film is a parable about the relationship between faith and salvation. A strange doctor comes to a neighbouring village to cure a sick child. The doctor thinks the boy should stop pretending, but the boy himself begs the doctor to let him die.

Original titleСельский Врач

Release1988-01-01

Runtime9 min

StatusReleased

CountriesSoviet Union

Original languageEN

SpokenRussian

DirectorSerhii Masloboishchykov

WritersSerhii Masloboishchykov, Franz Kafka

Popularity1

TMDB ID1422543