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Petrov's Flu
2021·2h 25m·★ 6.3
Russian original
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 extraordinary.
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A more imaginative choice for viewers who want a story built around a different world, premise, or set of possibilities.
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Best suited to viewers who enjoy ideas, world-building, or stories that move beyond everyday reality.
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