RIGA FILM STUDIO 1979
FLEETING PASSION
COGNAC
Hello?
Hi, Ed.
Good, why?
You're going to the doctor?
Because of Irena?
A chancre in an interesting place?
I should go too?
That's not funny.
Listen, Ed.
Your jokes aren't funny.
So, don't talk to me about early symptoms.
You want to scare me. It's not funny.
I'm late.
Get well soon.
Edward warned me. I thought it was a joke.
Sadly, it was not.
You understand you can't hide the girl's name from us.
You must realize that this is very serious,
that's why we summoned you.
You have to undergo
treatment.
It's awful.
But I have nothing.
It was so difficult to get a spot at youth camp.
Try to pull yourself together.
Understand, this is in your interest.
To guarantee a full recovery,
treatment needs to start at the very beginning,
without waiting for symptoms.
Syphilis is a very dangerous illness.
If left untreated, in a few years,
it will cause damage to internal organs
and the nervous system.
You're a young woman, a future mother.
You can't avoid treatment.
The disease will affect your baby.
And so, we will follow every directive to the letter.
Furthermore,
you must sign
a statement of responsibility in case of deliberate contamination.
But it could be a mistake, right?
Doctor, I feel fine.
Unfortunately, it is not a mistake.
Your friend...
Don't talk to me about him.
...is currently receiving treatment here due to the same carelessness.
His stay will be much longer.
Dear viewer, don't try to reassure yourself by saying
that these are actors.
Sadly, this is how fleeting passions
end in real life.
Think about it.
CONSULTANT: A. LOZOVSKAIA
COMMISSIONED BY THE USSR MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DIGITIZED IN 2020 BY HUAN CARLOS