The Public House
1989, Russian. Directed by Albert Mkrtchyan.
"Horror" film about the harsh lives of the children living in an outwardly prosperous orphanage. When a young boy dies during a clandestine mutual drug-taking session, his accomplices unsuccessfully try to hide his corpse to evade punishment, and then the orphanage management tries to hush up the whole affair to keep up appearances.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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- Released
- 10 July 1989
- Original title
- Казённый дом
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Elena Laskareva, Mikhail Konchakivsky
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The Public House runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Public House isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 July 1989. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Public House?
The Public House (1989) was directed by Albert Mkrtchyan and stars Galina Polskikh, Nina Ruslanova, Yuliya Zhukova.