Heart of a Dog (1988)

• Drama
• Comedy
• Science Fiction
• TV Movie

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

Rating

7.9 / 10 (210 votes)

Release date

November 11, 1988

Runtime

2h 16m

Language

Russian

Director

Vladimir Bortko

Status

Released