Want to behold the glory that is 'Patient No. 1' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Rezo Gigineishvili-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Patient No. 1' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Patient No. 1' right now, here are some finer points about the Independent Film Project drama flick.
Released , 'Patient No. 1' stars Aleksandr Filippenko, Olga Makeeva, Inna Churikova, Igor Chernevich The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a user score of 50 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 1 well-known users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The end of the Soviet empire. The General Secretary lies in the government clinic. He is old and frail, but has a tight grip on power. "The power is only taken, it is never given away," he repeats. And it is convenient for both the elites and the secret services -- while the "body" is alive, various groups are scoring their political points. The General Secretary is "sentenced to life". A young nurse Sasha looks after him. Small, fragile and invisible, she bears a heavy burden of responsibility for the life of the country's top official. Meanwhile, the old man is waging a war in Afghanistan, has a nuclear button and can take the entire world to the grave with him." .
