Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

1988 · 136 min · ★ 7.9 · Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

Directed by Vladimir Bortko · Written by Nataliya Bortko

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