Morphine

Original title: Morfiy

2008
1h 50m

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A drama that chronicles the civil war that raged after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.A drama that chronicles the civil war that raged after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.A drama that chronicles the civil war that raged after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.

Director
- Aleksey Balabanov
Writers
- Sergey Bodrov
- Mikhail A. Bulgakov
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

4.3K

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Director
- Aleksey Balabanov
Writers
- Sergey Bodrov
- Mikhail A. Bulgakov
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Trivia
The title as it is shown in the credits uses old Russian orthography, abandoned after the October Socialist Revolution of 1917.

Connections
Referenced in Vdud (2017)

Soundtracks
Tango Magnolia
Performed by Alexander Vertinsky

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8/10

Powerful and bizarre

Powerful and bizarre tale of the young medical doctor sliding into the abyss of drug addiction as the country around him slides into the horrors of civil war. Even so the revolution and the war is hardly shown in the movie (which is set in a small Siberian village), one could feel it's dark presence in every scene, every dialogue. Surprisingly well captures the spirit of autobiographical novels of Mikhail Bulgakov, Russia's greatest and most controversial author of the 20th century. Strongly recommended for everyone who enjoys Bulgakov, Dostoevsky, classical Russian literature and history. Also, it's a great tribute to the director/screenwriter Sergei Bodrov Jr. who died so tragically at the height of his career.