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Doctor Lisa

Доктор Лиза2020

One day to save everyone

Overview

The film is about a day in the life of Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka, also known as Doctor Liza. Moscow, 2012. The Glinka family prepares for a celebration: thirty years together. The closest friends are invited for dinner, the sons have arrived. Of course, Liza has freed up this day for her family. There’s just a trifle: to stop by the Fund and see the weekly patients at the Paveletsky Station. But the days of Doctor Liza are always full of surprises… In a hospital in a Moscow suburb a five-year-old girl is dying. The duty doctor has to discharge Eva. Due to medical formalities the child, who suffers from cancer, is left without painkillers. In utter despair, the girl’s father turns to Liza for help. When Liza cannot find a way to help the child within the system, she decides on a desperate act…

Details

Status
Released
Release date
October 22, 2020
Original language
Russian
Spoken languages
Russian
Countries
Russia
Director
Oksana Karas
Cinematography
Sergey Machilsky
Budget
$925,000
Revenue
Not recorded
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