Petrov's Flu 18

From controversial Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov comes Petrov’s Flu, a deadpan, hallucinatory romp through post-Soviet Russia based on the novel The Petrovs In and Around the Flu by Alexy Salnikov. Written while under house arrest in Russia, Serebrennikov’s film details a surreal and fantastic day in the life of a comic book artist and his family.

Nominated for the Palm d’Or at Cannes in 2021, Petrov’s Flu won the prestigious Vulcan Award for cinematography at the same festival. A surreal, violent and unique experience, Petrov’s Flu is shocking, disturbing and visually stunning, and will appeal to fans of everything from sci-fi to provocative arthouse. A fever dream of violence and tenderness, where the past is never quite past, Petrov’s Flu is an extraordinary film from one of Russia’s most fascinating filmmakers.