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.
| Writing | Rezo Gigineishvili | Screenplay |
| Directing | Rezo Gigineishvili | Director |
| Camera | Petr Bratersky | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tinatin Kvinikadze | Costume Design |
| Editing | Georgiy Isaakyan | Editor |
| Production | Archil Gelovani | Producer |
| Production | Sergey Yahontov | Producer |
| Writing | Alexandr Rodionov | Writer |
| Sound | Kirill Vasilenko | Sound Director |
| Production | Natalya Didevich | Casting Director |