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Dark Waters

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 34m
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Dark Waters (1993)
A girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.
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A girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.A girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.A girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,413
1,789
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    • Director
      • Mariano Baino
    • Writers
      • Mariano Baino
      • Andy Bark
    • Stars
      • Louise Salter
      • Venera Simmons
      • Mariya Kapnist
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mariano Baino
    • Writers
      • Mariano Baino
      • Andy Bark
    • Stars
      • Louise Salter
      • Venera Simmons
      • Mariya Kapnist
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Louise Salter in Dark Waters (1993)
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    Louise Salter in Dark Waters (1993)
    Albina Skarga in Dark Waters (1993)
    Tanya Dobrovolskaya in Dark Waters (1993)
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    Louise Salter
    • Elizabeth
    Venera Simmons
    • Sarah
    Mariya Kapnist
    Mariya Kapnist
    • Mother Superior
    • (as Maria Kapnist)
    Lubov Snegur
    • Mother Superior's Assistant
    Albina Skarga
    Albina Skarga
    • Old Blind Woman
    • (as Alvina Skarga)
    Valeriy Bassel
    Valeriy Bassel
    • Fisherman
    Pavel Sokolov
    Pavel Sokolov
    • Boat Owner
    Anna Rose Phipps
    • Theresa
    Tanya Dobrovolskaya
    • Elizabeth as a Child
    Valeriy Kopaev
    • Priest
    Ludmila Marufova
    • Nun
    Kristina Spivak
    • Sarah as a Child
    Nadezhda Trimasova
    • Crucified Nun
    Georgiy Drozd
    Georgiy Drozd
    Sergey Rugens
    • Director
      • Mariano Baino
    • Writers
      • Mariano Baino
      • Andy Bark
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    • Quotes

      Theresa: I have found the location of one of the pieces of the image of the beast; she who was and is not, and yet is.

    • Alternate versions
      The 2006 DVD edition from NoShame Films is Mariano Baino's director's cut that actually shortens the film by approximately 7 minutes. The newly excised footage that was seen in earlier versions can now be seen in the 'deleted scenes' section.
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    User reviews60

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    Top review
    7/10
    Island of the Burning Nuns
    If you already think the title of this user-comment is weird, just wait until you see the rest of the movie! Mariano Baino's "Dark Waters" is an old-fashioned creepy chiller and perhaps even the most underrated horror film of the last three decades. It's definitely the best Italian horror film of the nineties, along with Michele Soavi's "Dellamorte Dellamore", even though they severely differ in tone and content. The plot of "Dark Waters" is very confusing and contains an incredible amount of holes; still Biano manages to create a genuinely unsettling atmosphere and stuffs his film with nightmarish images and unlikely monsters. The beautiful Elizabeth travels back to the remote and hard-to-reach island where she spent her childhood years in a convent. Even though her mother died here and despite the fact her father advised her on his deathbed never to return, Elizabeth is drawn to the convent, more particularly to the ominous dungeons and hidden passageways. The creepy setting of "Dark Waters" reminded me a lot of "The Name of the Rose". Due to their strict and isolated life-styles, the nuns in this convent look mad and petrifying (some of them appear to be more than 150 years old!) and together they hide dark and very UN-catholic secrets. It's truly odd, but also strangely disturbing, to see nuns running around with burning torches and damaged crucifixes. "Dead Waters" also features a handful of grisly images and a fairly gruesome finale, but the film is mostly about style and atmosphere. It's practically always raining on this island, the nights seem to last twice as long as the days and even the villagers that live outside the convent look spooky. The music is very good, too, and lead actress Louise Salter is fascinating to look at. If the script had been a little more coherent and structured, this would have been a brilliant horror film. Now, it's just a very good one.
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    • Release date
      • October 6, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Russia
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Dead Waters
    • Filming locations
      • Crimea, Ukraine
    • Production company
      • Victor Zuev Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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