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The Village Doctor

1988Directed by Serhii Masloboishchykov

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Released: January 1, 1988
Runtime: 9m

About The Village Doctor

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Synopsis

Based on a short story by Franz Kafka, Masloboyshchikov’s debut film is a parable about the relationship between faith and salvation. A strange doctor comes to a neighbouring village to cure a sick child. The doctor thinks the boy should stop pretending, but the boy himself begs the doctor to let him die.

Director: Serhii Masloboishchykov
Writers: Serhii Masloboishchykov
Franz Kafka
Original title: Сельский Врач

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