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Viy

  • 2014
  • 12
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
6.7K
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Agnia Ditkovskyte in Viy (2014)
Early 18th century. Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world.
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An eighteenth century English cartographer, Jonathan Green, sets out on a journey to map the uncharted lands of Transylvania, only to discover the dark secrets and dangerous creatures hidden... Read allAn eighteenth century English cartographer, Jonathan Green, sets out on a journey to map the uncharted lands of Transylvania, only to discover the dark secrets and dangerous creatures hidden in a cursed, fantastical Romanian forest.An eighteenth century English cartographer, Jonathan Green, sets out on a journey to map the uncharted lands of Transylvania, only to discover the dark secrets and dangerous creatures hidden in a cursed, fantastical Romanian forest.

  • Director
    • Oleg Stepchenko
  • Writers
    • Nikolay Gogol
    • Aleksandr Karpov
    • Gerard Michael MacCarthy
  • Stars
    • Jason Flemyng
    • Andrey Smolyakov
    • Aleksey Chadov
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    6.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oleg Stepchenko
    • Writers
      • Nikolay Gogol
      • Aleksandr Karpov
      • Gerard Michael MacCarthy
    • Stars
      • Jason Flemyng
      • Andrey Smolyakov
      • Aleksey Chadov
    • 44User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Dzhonatan Grin
    • (as Dzheyson Fleming)
    Andrey Smolyakov
    Andrey Smolyakov
    • Otets Paisiy
    Aleksey Chadov
    Aleksey Chadov
    • Petrus
    Agnia Ditkovskyte
    Agnia Ditkovskyte
    • Nastusya
    • (as Agniya Ditkovskite)
    Yuriy Tsurilo
    Yuriy Tsurilo
    • Sotnik
    Olga Zaytseva
    • Pannochka
    Aleksandr Yakovlev
    Aleksandr Yakovlev
    • Overko
    Igor Zhizhikin
    Igor Zhizhikin
    • Dorosh
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    • Yavtukh
    Nina Ruslanova
    Nina Ruslanova
    • Zhena Yavtukha
    Viktor Bychkov
    Viktor Bychkov
    • Taras
    Ivan Mokhovikov
    Ivan Mokhovikov
    • Bursak Khalyava
    Anatoliy Gushchin
    • Bursak Gorobets
    Alexey A. Petrukhin
    Alexey A. Petrukhin
    • Bursak Khoma
    • (as Aleksey A. Petrukhin)
    Aleksandr Karpov
    Aleksandr Karpov
    • Panas
    Aleksey Ogurtsov
    • Spirid
    Emma Cerná
    Emma Cerná
    • Babka Ganna
    • (as Emma Cherna)
    Ruslan Ustinov
    • Ostap
    • Director
      • Oleg Stepchenko
    • Writers
      • Nikolay Gogol
      • Aleksandr Karpov
      • Gerard Michael MacCarthy
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    • Trivia
      Despite the fact that this was the highest grossing Russian movie of 2014, it did not get a cinematic release in most other countries. A lawsuit between two of the film's production companies over budget issues caused a significant production delay, after which, a distribution deal for the international market was cancelled. As a result, the movie was released direct-to-DVD in many big markets such as the U.S. and the U.K.
    • Quotes

      Dzhonatan Grin: I'm a scientist.

    • Connections
      Followed by Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask (2019)

    User reviews44

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    7/10

    Don't expect a remake of 1967 movie and you won't be disappointed

    I liked the movie. When I was going to see it I had already known that it was not a screen version of Nikolai Gogol's story but "a movie based on it". That's why I was not disappointed as some people who went to the theatre to see just a new version of 1967 "Viy". Because it is not.

    This new "Viy" took the same legend from the book (based on a Slavic folklore legend), the same characters, the same location - a small Ukrainian out-of-the-way village, added some new characters , CGI (quite good), shuffled everything, sprinkled it with humour (sometimes dark)and eminently suitable music. And as a result, we have an interesting mystic story definitely worth watching.
    • JaneYak
    • Apr 18, 2014
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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2014 (Russia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Russia
      • Ukraine
      • Czech Republic
    • Official sites
      • Facebook (Philippines)
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Forbidden Kingdom
    • Filming locations
      • Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Ankor-Film
      • Galaxy Vision
      • Marins Group Entertaiment
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    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,885,962
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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