Patient No. 1
Poster for Patient №1 (movie)
Directed by	Rezo Gigineishvili
Written by	Aleksandr Rodionov Rezo Gigineishvili
Produced by	Archil Gelovani Sergey Yakhontov
Starring	Aleksandr Filippenko Inna Churikova Irina Kupchenko Vladimir Steklov
Cinematography	Pyotr Braterskiy
Edited by	Georgiy Isaakyan
Language	Russian

Patient No. 1 (Russian: Пациент №1) is a 2023 Georgian feature film directed by Rezo Gigineishvili. Produced by the Georgian studio Independent Film Project.

Plot

The action of the movie takes place in the late USSR. General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Konstantin Chernenko is lying in Moscow Central Clinical Hospital. He is old and infirm, but he holds power tightly. "Power is only taken, it is never given away," he repeats. And this is convenient for both the elites and the security services - as long as the "body" is alive, various groups are scoring political points. The General Secretary is "condemned to life." He is cared for by a young nurse Sasha. Small, fragile and inconspicuous, she bears the heavy burden of responsibility for the life of the country's top official.

Cast

Production crew

• Director - Rezo Gigineishvili
• Screenplay - Aleksandr Rodionov, Rezo Gigineishvili
• Art director - Pyotr Bratersky
• Production design by: Grigory Pushkin
• Sound engineering by: Kirill Vasilenko

Additional facts

• The last role of actress Inna Churikova.^[1]
• The working title of the movie is «KU». It is both the initials of the main character and a universal word from the Soviet sci-fi movie Kin-dza-dza! (1986) by Georgiy Daneliya.^[2]

Awards

• The Werner Herzog Foundation Film Award^[3]
• Best Director Award at the 33rd Cottbus Film Festival^[4]
• Award for the best work by a production designer at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF)^[5]

References