Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Boris Khlebnikov. Participant of the contest Kinotavr. It was released on 28 September 2017. Filmed in Yaroslavl, Russia. This is a movie described a paramedic devoted to his patients struggles to make time for his wife who begins to believe his patients are more important to him than she is. Oleg is a talented paramedic. His ambulance rushes from patient to patient. He knows his timely arrival can tip the scales of life and death. Each of his professional successes makes the world a little better. His main focus is always on doing the impossible. The rest — his career, his family, and his own life — can wait. Or can they? While Oleg is busy saving the lives of strangers, his wife has filed for divorce in despair. The new boss at the hospital cares only about statistics and rules. Yet Oleg's ambulance still rushes from one call to the next to save another person's life. Which is easier: to save others, or to save yourself. Plot Oleg is a young gifted paramedic. He likes to get drunk after each shift. His wife Katya, a doctor, works at the hospital emergency department. She loves Oleg but is fed up with him caring more about patients than her. She tells him she wants a divorce. However, they have to remain living together until Oleg finds a new place. In the meantime, the new head of Oleg's EMA substation is a cold-hearted manager who's got new strict rules to implement. Oleg couldn't care less about the rules - he's got lives to save. His attitude gets him in trouble with the new boss. The crisis at work coincides with the personal life crisis. Caught between emergency calls, alcohol-fueled off-shifts, and search for a meaning in life, Oleg and Katya have to find the binding force that keeps them together. Themes The principle of morality in this film is a matter of choice for everybody. So, the truth becomes a cornerstone concept and a form-building element of the film. As we know, everyone has their own truth: Oleg's truth is life-saving, sometimes even at the expense of others’ lives; Katia's is an attempt to understand Oleg's space by separating from him.