Director Shuher is in serious condition in intensive care.

Oleg Shuher, director and teacher of VGIK, is in serious condition in intensive care. This was announced at the university on Friday, March 27.

"Oleg Borisovich is in extremely serious condition in the 20th hospital, but he is alive. A direct heart massage was performed, and he is now in intensive care," RT quoted the message as saying.

Earlier that day, Shuher was hospitalized in a state of clinical death. He became ill with a heart condition. The director was taken to the hospital from VGIK. Shucher was also diagnosed with a chronic illness, IA Regnum reports.

Shuher is 71 years old. He is the director of the films "Old Young People" and "Lucky". He also worked as a screenwriter at major film studios. Since 1989, he has been working as a teacher at VGIK.

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