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Viy

“The Soviet Union’s first horror film!”

Director
Georgi Kropachyov
Year
1967
Runtime
1h 16m
Release
1967
Language
ru
Country
SU

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.

  • #evil spirit
  • #folk horror
  • #witch
  • #gothic horror
  • #village
  • #corpse
  • #demon

  • Directed by

    Georgi Kropachyov & Konstantin Ershov

  • Written by

    Konstantin Ershov & Georgi Kropachyov & Aleksandr Ptushko

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