From May 4, in cinemas in Kiev, Lvov and some other cities, you can watch the restored drama directed by David Lynch, based on the biography of the British Joseph Carey Merrick, known as the " His life fell on the XIX century, in Victorian England, the so-called freak shows were very popular among the masses..

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By definition, these are " Typical representatives of the program of such shows were physically unusual people, too tall or small, people with extreme diseases... People whose performances, as expected by the usually mercantile owners of such "

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According to the plot, broken by his injuries, John Merrick belongs to the group of the mercenary businessman Brights. Intrigued by its gruesome appearance, leading London surgeon Dr Frederick Treves (played by Anthony Hopkins in one of the actor's first most iconic roles) asks Bytes for permission to examine the strange creature.. The doctor discovers a 21-year-old man who seems to be unable to express himself orally, terribly deformed, the doctor has never in his life and in practice seen with his own eyes something similar.

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But the owner of the freak show, Bytes, demands from the surgeon that he return Merrick, perhaps his only "

Over time, the doctor begins to understand that behind the terrible mask lies a person who can speak, read and who can quote passages from the Bible by heart.

The tape was nominated for "

In addition, thanks to the film " It began to be awarded since 1982, so the picture never received it..

In Ukraine, the film was released by an independent distributor of films about music and culture KyivMusicFilm.