Friend

Name: Friend
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-05-01
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Cast: Sergey Shakurov, Vasiliy Livanov, Anatoliy Romashin, Yelena Solovey, Igor Yasulovich

1988, Russian. Directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze.

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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Runtime: 1h 23m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: Russian
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Released: 1 May 1988
Original title: Друг
Country: Soviet Union
Written by: Eduard Akopov

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Friend (1988) was directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze and stars Sergey Shakurov, Vasiliy Livanov, Anatoliy Romashin.