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Heart of a Dog
7.9 / 10• 1988• 2h 16m•NR• Russian
DramaComedyScience Fiction
Storyline
In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.
Cast & Crew
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy
Lead
Boris Plotnikov
Doctor Bormental
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Sharikov
Nina Ruslanova
Darya Petrovna
Olga Melikhova
Zinochka
Aleksei Mironov
Fyodor
Roman Kartsev
Shvonder
Anzhelika Nevolina
Vasnetsova
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vladimir Bortko's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Heart of a Dog is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
