Soviet surgeons in love: scalpels sharper than their banter.
Follows the love between journalist Anna Knyazeva and Nikolai Malyshev, a surgeon at one of the city hospitals.
Acting
Antonenko and Sayfulin's glances speak paragraphs.
Production
1978 Leningrad hospitals never looked this romantic.
Director
Aleksandr Dunayev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A rare Soviet melodrama that passed censors by framing personal desire within acceptable professional dedication.
Director Gennady Sayfulin cast himself as the romantic lead—absolute legend behavior.
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