New US Trailer for Hallucinatory, Deadpan Russian Movie ‘Petrov’s Flu’
by Alex Billington
August 5, 2022
Supply: YouTube
“Is it okay that we kidnapped a corpse?” Strand Releasing has unveiled an official US trailer for the Russian darkish drama Petrov’s Flu, described as a “deadpan, hallucinatory romp by way of post-Soviet Russia.” This initially premiered on the 2021 Cannes Movie Competition final 12 months, and has been on maintain for launch because of the battle in Ukraine. However Cannes introduced again Serebrennikov this 12 months to indicate his subsequent new movie (Tchaikovsky’s Spouse) in order that form of cleared his identify (regardless of his connection to oligarchs) and now they are going to launch Petrov’s Flu lastly beginning ultimately of September at a couple of choose artwork home cinemas. The movie follows a day within the lifetime of a comic book e-book artist and his household in post-Soviet Russia. Whereas affected by the flu, Petrov is carried by his pal Igor on a protracted stroll, drifting out and in of fantasy and actuality. Very trippy. This stars Semyon Serzin, Chulpan Khamatova, and Vladislav Semiletkov. The movie earned mixed-to-positive critiques at Cannes final 12 months and when you’re curious to see what the unusual chaos is about – then dive proper in.
Here is the official US trailer (+ two posters) Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu, direct from YouTube:
Petrov’s Flu, directed by acclaimed Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, is a deadpan, hallucinatory romp by way of post-Soviet Russia. With the town within the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov household struggles by way of one more day in a rustic the place the previous isn’t previous, the current is a booze-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness, and the place, beneath the layers of the odd, issues grow to be fairly extraordinary. Half science fiction, thriller and darkish comedy, this Cannes Movie Competition entry is a novel hybrid of genres. Petrov’s Flu, also called Петровы в гриппе in Russian, is written & directed by the acclaimed Russian director / filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, director of the movies Razdetyye, Ragin, Mattress Tales, Taking part in the Sufferer, Yuri’s Day, Betrayal, The Pupil, and Leto beforehand. It is tailored from Alexey Salniko’s novel “The Petrovs In and Across the Flu”. This initially premeired on the 2021 Cannes Movie Competition enjoying within the Main Competition part. Strand Releasing will debut Petrov’s Flu in choose US theaters (in NY solely) beginning September 23rd, 2022 coming quickly. For more information, go to their official site.
