Heart of a Dog (1988)

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.

• Release Date: 1988-11-11
• Runtime: 2h 16min
• Production Company: Lenfilm
• Production Country: Soviet Union
• Director: Vladimir Bortko
• Writer: Nataliya Bortko