A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012)

A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new lifestyle, he develops a morphine addiction to stay his sanity while realizing what being a doctor in the real world means.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after A Young Doctor's Notebook

• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009) — Same feel: dark, painful
• Fresh Meat (2011)
• Nip/Tuck (2003) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• The Resident (2018) — Same subject: hospital, doctor
• David Copperfield (1999) — Same subject: period drama
• One Foot in the Grave (1990) — Same feel: dark, cynical