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Directed by:
Oleg StepchenkoScreenplay:
Aleksandr KarpovCast:
Aleksey Chadov, Charles Dance, Jason Flemyng, Igor Jijikine, Олег Тактаров, Aleksandr Yakovlev, Jiří Maria Sieber, Aleksey Ogurtsov, Yuri Tsurilo, Emma Černá (more)VOD (2)
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In the 18th century Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the east. Having passed through Transylvania he finds himself lost in a small village surrounded by impassable woods. The villagers have dug a moat to cut themselves off from the rest of the world in the belief it will protect them from evil spirits. What they dont realize is that the evil has made a home in their village and diabolical demons and creatures are biding their time until it is ready to unleash themselves upon the world. (High Fliers Films)
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A decent fairy-tale. This film wants to be a horror movie but fails. It's dark fantasy with a religious tinge, which is passable. The breathtaking visuals, the awesome make-up effects and costumes and the decent atmosphere deserve praise. Of course, it wouldn't have hurt to cut the film slightly, there were a few deaf spots, which bothered me at times, but for Russia, an admirable performance. 65%
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If it weren't sometimes so amateurish and didn't look so unpolished, it would be an entertaining fantasy film with elements of comedy and horror, which was shot in a Czech co-production and with some Czech locations. But even that can't save a strange fantasy that strays too far outside the boundaries of tolerability.
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