# Heart of a Dog (1988)

> A brilliant Soviet surgeon’s attempt to manufacture a better human unleashes a grotesque comic portrait of nature, nurture, and social upheaval.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28510

## Facts

- Runtime: 136 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
- Director: Vladimir Bortko
- Cast: Evgeniy Evstigneev, Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Nina Ruslanova, Olga Melikhova, Aleksei Mironov, Roman Kartsev, Anzhelika Nevolina
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096126/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, absurd, grotesque, classic cinema night, literary adaptation viewing

## Synopsis

A thought-provoking exploration of identity and humanity through the lens of an extraordinary experiment.

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