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.
Unfortunately the movie Patient No. 1 is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Rezo Gigineishvili | Director |
Writing | Rezo Gigineishvili | Screenplay |
Production | Archil Gelovani | Producer |
Production | Sergey Yahontov | Producer |
Camera | Petr Bratersky | Director of Photography |
Editing | Georgiy Isaakyan | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Tinatin Kvinikadze | Costume Design |
Writing | Alexandr Rodionov | Writer |
Production | Natalya Didevich | Casting Director |
Sound | Kirill Vasilenko | Sound Director |