During a complex operation in a leading clinic, patient Yakovenko dies. His relatives file a complaint with the prosecutor's office. Assistant Prosecutor Klivtsova, investigating the case, becomes convinced that the doctor, head of the Department of Surgery Marchuk, who is accused of a high percentage of mortality, must be defended, because he is a talented thoracic surgeon, and the high percentage of mortality after his operations is due to the fact that he treats the most hopeless patients, using every chance in the fight for their lives. However, his colleagues who avoid working with critically ill patients will not be easily accused of malpractice.
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Juozas Kiselius
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Marina Starykh
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Irina Miroshnichenko
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Olga Kuznetsova
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Mykola Hrynko
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Leonardas Zelčius
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Alexandr Denisenko
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Emmanuil Vitorgan
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Galina Dashevskaya
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Timur Zoloyev Director · Grigoriy Glazov Writer Viktor Krutin Cinematographer
First release December 1, 1986 · Produced in Russia · Original title Жалоба
Production
Odessa Film Studio
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Russia
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Original title
Жалоба
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 1, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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