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Synopsis
Based on the novel “The Petrovs In and Around the Flu” by Alexey Salnikov, PETROV’S FLU is a deadpan, hallucinatory romp through post-Soviet Russia. With the city in the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov family struggles through yet another day in a country where the past is never past, the present is a booze-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness, and where – beneath layers of the ordinary – things turn out to be quite extraordinary.
- Screenplay:
- Kirill Serebrennikov
- Cinematography:
- Vladislav Opelyants
- Sound:
- Marc Bech, Boris Voyt, Vasiliy Fedorov
- Edit:
- Yuri Karikh
- Music:
- Alberto R. Lucendo, Daniil Orlov
- Cast:
- Semyon Serzin, Chulpan Khamatova, Yulia Peresild, Kolokolnikov Yuri, Dorn Ivan
- Production Company:
- Hype Film, Logical Pictures, Razor Film Produktion, Bord Cadre films, Arte France Cinéma
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Director's statement
When I made "Petrov's Flu", I wanted to plunge into the feverish consciousness of post-Soviet Russia—where reality, memory, and hallucination constantly blur. Through Petrov’s delirious wanderings across a wintry city, I explored how illness becomes both literal and metaphorical, reflecting social malaise and historical trauma. The narrative drifts between past and present, childhood and adulthood, because time itself feels unstable. **The film ultimately suggests** that beneath everyday absurdity lies unresolved pain, inherited through generations. By embracing chaos, dark humor, and fantasy, I sought to portray a society caught in a recurring fever dream, struggling to awaken yet unable to fully heal.