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Viy

1967 · 76 min

A slow, atmospheric folk-horror fable with striking imagery, blending dread and dark whimsy as faith is tested against the supernatural.

Tagline
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • fate
  • death
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Konstantin Ershov, Georgi Kropachyov
Written by
Aleksandr Ptushko, Konstantin Ershov, Georgi Kropachyov
Starring
Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov, Vadim Zakharchenko, Petro Vesklyarov, Vladimir Salnikov, Dmytro Kapka
Music
Karen Khachaturyan
Cinematography
Viktor Pishchalnikov, Fyodor Provorov
Runtime
76 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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