The Village Doctor

The Village Doctor 1988 Directed by Serhii Masloboishchykov Сельский Врач

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.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language English

Spoken Language Russian

Gnere Drama

Release Date 1 January 1988

9 mins