Doctor Lisa

Doctor Lisa

One day to save everyone

Directed by Oksana Karas

Produced by IVAN Production Center, KIT Film Studio

2020120 min6.8 / 10

A portrait of a compassionate physician's moral crisis on a single day, torn between family obligations and the suffering of a dying child.

The film is about a day in the life of Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka, also known as Doctor Liza. Moscow, 2012. The Glinka family prepares for a celebration: thirty years together. The closest friends are invited for dinner, the sons have arrived. Of course, Liza has freed up this day for her family. There’s just a trifle: to stop by the Fund and see the weekly patients at the Paveletsky Station. But the days of Doctor Liza are always full of surprises… In a hospital in a Moscow suburb a five-year-old girl is dying. The duty doctor has to discharge Eva. Due to medical formalities the child, who suffers from cancer, is left without painkillers. In utter despair, the girl’s father turns to Liza for help. When Liza cannot find a way to help the child within the system, she decides on a desperate act…

Questions people ask

  • Is Doctor Lisa sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Doctor Lisa violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Doctor Lisa scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Doctor Lisa end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Doctor Lisa easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Doctor Lisa

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Doctor Lisa

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Doctor Lisa, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Doctor Lisa, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Doctor Lisa, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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