Morphine
Морфий
Synopsis
The year is 1917. We are in the Russian countryside. It is the middle of freezing winter. A pale young, newly educated doctor arrives. Having to deal with one medical challenge after another he soon becomes the center of everyone's attention. To soothe the impressions of human suffering he turns to morphine.
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Leonid Bichevin
Doctor Mikhail Alekseyevich Polyakov
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Anna Nikolayevna
Andrei Panin
Medical Assistant Anatoliy Lukich Demiyanenko
Svetlana Pismichenko
Pelageya Ivanovna
Katarina Radivojević
Ekaterina Karlovna
Aleksandr Mosin
Vlas
Irina Rakshina
Aksinya
Sergey Garmash
Vasily Osipovich Soborevsky
Yulia Deynega
Tanya
Andrey Poluyan
Ofitser
Oleg Korytin
Firefighter
Valeriy Zaytsev
general
Daniil Shigapov
clerk
Elena Andreeva
Lidka's mother
Lidiya Dorotenko
barefoot woman without skirt
Yuri Gertsman
Лев Аронович Горенбург - фельдшер
Darya Tsiberkina
beautiful woman
Anastasiya Dyukova
counterman's sister
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$3.6M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$766K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.21x
-$2.8M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Aleksei Balabanov
- Screenplay & Story
- Sergei Bodrov Jr.
- Original Title
- Морфий
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Budget
- $3.6M
- Worldwide Gross
- $766K
- Production Studios
- CTB Film Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Aleksei Balabanov
Sergei Bodrov Jr., Mikhail Bulgakov
Aleksandr Simonov
Tatyana Kuzmichyova
Sergei Selyanov
Department Leadership Roster
Aleksei Balabanov
Director
Sergei Selyanov
Producer
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Screenplay
Tatyana Kuzmichyova
Editor
Nadezhda Vasileva
Costume Design
Oleg Korytin
Stunt Coordinator
Pavel Parkhomenko
Production Design
Anastasiya Karimulina
Production Design
Aleksandr Simonov
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Morphine
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Morphine about?
The year is 1917. We are in the Russian countryside. It is the middle of freezing winter. A pale young, newly educated doctor arrives. Having to deal with one medical challenge after another he soon becomes the center of everyone's attention. To soothe the impressions of human suffering he turns to morphine.
Who directed Morphine?
Morphine was directed by Aleksei Balabanov.
Who stars in Morphine?
The principal cast of Morphine includes Leonid Bichevin, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Andrei Panin, Svetlana Pismichenko, Katarina Radivojević.
When was Morphine released and how long is it?
Morphine was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
What was the box office and production budget of Morphine?
Morphine had a reported production budget of $3.6M and grossed $766K at the worldwide box office (0.21 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Is Morphine based on a book or true story?
Morphine is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Mikhail Bulgakov".