The Asthenic Syndrome

Taxi Driver meets Repulsion. Nikolai, a disconnected teacher, struggles with a condition. It delivers a bleak Soviet-era portrait.

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Kira Muratova directed The Asthenic Syndrome in 1989. See Kira Muratova's full filmography, where to start with Kira Muratova, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kira Muratova.

The Asthenic Syndrome was released in 1989 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 153 minutes.