EXCLUSIVE FILM EVENT
PATIENT # 1
August 6, 2024
7:00 PM
CINEMA ORION
Eerikinkatu 15, Helsinki

Alexander Filippenko Inna Churikova

in a historical drama by Rezo Gigineishvili

on the final crisis of an Empire

before its collapse


The world narrowly escapes a nuclear threat, the nation remains at war, and its Supreme Commander-in-Chief (ALEXANDER FILIPPENKO) is confined in a secret state clinic. He is old, frail, but steadfast in his power. "Power is seized, never surrendered," he declares. The elites and intelligence services exploit this scenario, engaging in their intense political games. The year is 1985…... And in 2024 there couldn’t be a stronger message from the past about the desperate games that powers play.
Werner Herzog Foundation award winner
(2023)
Cottbus International Film Festival
(2023)
Tallinn International Film Festival
(2023)
+ LIVE ONLINE Q&A with:
  • actor ALEXANDER FILIPPENKO
  • director REZO GIGINEISHVILI

  • screenwriter ALEXANDER RODIONOV

All proceeds will be donated to purchase medicine for children battling cancer.