Friend

Year: 1988

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Leonid Kvinikhidze

Drama

When an alcoholic searches for cash to buy a drink, a stranger at a bird fair hands him a Newfoundland dog as a gift. He soon discovers the dog can talk and is determined to persuade him to stop drinking. Intent on ridding himself of the persistent pet, he finds the task far more difficult than expected.

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