New ''Petrov's Flu' Trailer: Kirill Serebrennikov's Russian Dramedy Finally Hits US Theaters On September 23

Kirill Serebrennikov is already a director of note in his native Russia. Now that his last two films have competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in back-to-back years, he may also get the recognition he deserves stateside. His 2021 Cannes film, “Petrov’s Flu,” finally gets its US theatrical release this September, courtesy of Strand Releasing.

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Based on Alexy Salnikov‘s novel “The Petrovs In And Around The Flu,” “Petrov’s Flu” is best described as a deadpan, hallucinatory romp around post-Soviet Russia. Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

With the city in the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov family struggles through yet another day in a country where the past is never past, the present is a booze-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness, and where, beneath the layers of the ordinary, things turn out to be quite extraordinary. Part science fiction, mystery and dark comedy, this Cannes Film Festival entry is a unique hybrid of genres.

“Petrov’s Flu” stars Semyon SerzinChulpan KhamatovaVladislav SemiletkovYuri KolonolnikovIvan Dorn, and Yuri Borisov. Serebrennikov also pens the movie’s script.

While “Petrov’s Flu” didn’t win the Palme d’Or in 2021, it did win the Vulcan Award at Cannes for cinematography. Serebrennikov’s latest film, “Tchaikovsky’s Wife,” also had its world premiere in competition at Cannes this May. That film follows the wife of composer Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky, who gradually loses her mind because she cannot accept her husband’s homosexuality. Its US release date is yet to be determined.

So, will US audiences take to “Petrov’s Flu” as well as critics have? Find out on September 23, when the movie hits theaters. Watch the new trailer below.