Friend (1987 film)

Friend
Directed by	Leonid Kvinikhidze
Written by	Eduard Akopov
Starring	Sergey Shakurov Vasily Livanov
Cinematography	Yegeny Guslinsky
Music by	Alexander Rosenbaum
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	83 min
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Friend (Russian: Друг, romanized: Drug) is a 1987 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze.^[1] The film tells the story of the friendship between a binge drinker (Sergey Shakurov) and a talking dog which understands what it means to be a real person better than humans and tries to help the man become whole again.