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Plot

The Russian word morfiy translates as morphine, and that baleful drug with the power of seduction stands at the center of this period drama. Set in 1916, it tells of a young provincial physician, Dr. Mikhail Poliakov, who finds himself drawn into the trap of morphine addiction.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
112min.
Director(s):
Alexei Balabanov
Starring:
Leonid Bichevin , Ingeborga Dapkunaite , Svetlana Pismichenko , Andrei Panin , Sergei Garmash
Themes:
Drug Addiction,Small-Town Life
Tone:
Disturbing,Hallucinatory,Lurid,Menacing,Ominous
Country of Origin:
Russia (11-26-2008)
Language:
Russian