Petrov's Flu
dir. Kirill Serebrennikov · 2021
Life is a chaotic blend of the mundane and the extraordinary, where the struggle to find meaning often unfolds amidst confusion and absurdity.
A family navigates the chaos of a city gripped by a flu epidemic, where the mundane becomes a surreal battleground of emotions and absurdities. As they grapple with their own struggles, the film immerses viewers in a fever dream that blurs the lines between reality and imagination, revealing the extraordinary within the ordinary.
With the city in the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov family struggles through yet another day in a country where the past is never past, the present is a booze-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness, and where – beneath layers of the ordinary – things turn out to be extraordinary.
Talking points
- the absurdity of existence in modern society
- the role of humor in coping with despair
- the impact of historical trauma on family dynamics
