Petrov's Flu (2022) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2022 · 145 min · Russian

Echo score 82

#21,915 1

Directed by

Kirill Serebrennikov

Starring

Yuri Kolokolnikov, Yuriy Borisov, Aleksandr Ilin, Aleksandra Revenko, Chulpan Khamatova, Georgiy Kudrenko

In post-Soviet Russia, the seemingly ordinary Petrovs lead a double life in Yekaterinburg. Petrov, a mundane man suffering from the flu, is also a humanoid alien and aristocratic assassin, while his wife, Petrova, secretly works as a vigilante, dispensing justice to abusive men. The film blends reality and fantasy as Petrov's extraordinary experiences intersect with his everyday struggles.