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Patient No. 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Aleksandr Filippenko

    Aleksandr Filippenko

    The General Secretary

  • Olga Makeeva

    Olga Makeeva

    Sasha

  • Inna Churikova

    Inna Churikova

    Zhena Genseka

  • Igor Chernevich

    Igor Chernevich

    Rodionov

  • Sergey Gilev

    Sergey Gilev

    Molodoy

  • Vladimir Steklov

    Vladimir Steklov

    Ministr

  • Irina Kupchenko

    Irina Kupchenko

    Mat Sashi

  • Sergey Styopin

    Sergey Styopin

    Urolog

  • Mariya Shalaeva

    Mariya Shalaeva

    Medsestra

Overview

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.

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