CARUSEL Film Distribution
L'ile Bizard H9C Montreal, QC, Canada

(4/5) "Feeling as emotionally strong as conceptually simple, Arrhythmia was handsomely crafted with powerful, thrilling scenes, showcasing not only a Russian medical predicament but perhaps even a worldly one. There’s optimism as a response to the imperfect world it describes, and genuine love seems to be the global solution." Filipe Freitas

Khlebnikov masterfully reminds us that, even with the best intentions, something or someone can always get in the way and perhaps most often it's ourselves.

Khlebnikov maintains a balance, weaving their story in and out of the more familiar procedural elements of the tale, as Oleg starts to kick against the prescriptive quotas handed down at work. There is serious social commentary here, about the idea of making life or death decisions fit into a predetermined time-slot and work woes trickling down through lives, but they are handled with a lightness of touch and humanism, the humour serving as a repeated shot of adrenaline to stop the stop the story wallowing too long. The prognosis for Oleg and Katya may be hard to determine but the film's heart is definitely in the right place.