May 1, 1988
Release Date

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Friend (1988)

Name: Friend
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-05-01

1h 23m

Running Time

May 1, 1988
Release Date

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Plot.

Looking for the money for a drink, an alcoholic gets a Newfoundland dog as a present from a stranger at a bird fair. He'll soon find out that the animal is not only able to speak, but to get him to give up drinking as well. Now he's determined to get rid of the dog, but that won't be an easy task.

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Release Date
May 1, 1988

Original Name
Друг

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 23m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-08-02

Wiki.

Friend (Russian: Друг, romanized: Drug) is a 1987 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. The film tells the story of the friendship between a binge drinker (Sergey Shakurov) and a talking dog which understands what it means to be a real person better than humans and tries to help the man become whole again.