# Morphine (2008)

> A newly arrived rural doctor seeks relief from relentless suffering through morphine, only to find his professional life and inner stability eroding.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/34686

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Aleksei Balabanov
- Cast: Leonid Bichevin, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Andrei Panin, Svetlana Pismichenko, Katarina Radivojević, Aleksandr Mosin, Irina Rakshina, Sergey Garmash
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186366/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, oppressive, harrowing, serious film night, arthouse viewing

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