DramaFantasyHorror
VIY
"The Soviet Union’s first horror film!"
19671h 16m6.9 TMDb
Directed by Georgi Kropachyov
Spoiler-Free
A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights.
Cast
Leonid Kuravlyov
Khoma Brut
Natalya Varley
Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
Aleksey Glazyrin
Centurion
Nikolay Kutuzov
Witch
Vadim Zakharchenko
Freebie
Petro Vesklyarov
Dorosh
Vladimir Salnikov
Horobets
Dmytro Kapka
Overko
Movie Vibe
Suspense6.7
Emotion6.7
Complexity7.9
Humor5.8
Realism7.5
Action4.2
Darkness6.7
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓fans of atmospheric, unsettling cinema
May not appeal to
- –viewers sensitive to disturbing content
- –those seeking nonstop action
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