Ghouls (2017)

In the distant part of the Carpathian Mountains, near the border with the Ottoman Empire, there is an old monastery. The monk lives in it, the exiled confessor of Empress Elizabeth, an ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergey Ginzburg

Writers:

Aleksey Karaulov, Evgeny Kolyadintsev

Stars:

Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Aglaya Shilovskaya

Cast

Credited cast:
Konstantin Kryukov	...	Andrej
Mikhail Porechenkov	...	Lavr
Aglaya Shilovskaya	...	Milena
Mikhail Zhigalov

Storyline

In the distant part of the Carpathian Mountains, near the border with the Ottoman Empire, there is an old monastery. The monk lives in it, the exiled confessor of Empress Elizabeth, an expert on mysterious powers. A tsarist official comes from St. Petersburg to bring him back to the city. Mission ends with fiasco, the monk refuses. The messenger, along with his servant, stops in a nearby settlement. She meets a beautiful girl there, in which she falls in love at first sight. Soon, the heroes are witnesses of unusual, terrifying events that they can not understand. Villagers disfavor about the revival of ancient Evil - Ghouls are made of graves - Soon, with the help of a monk, they will face an army of undead and save a girl who plays a key role in the plans of the awakened Lord of Darkness.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia]

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

22 February 2017 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Ghouls

Filming Locations:

Crimea, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

RUR 162,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gorad,VVP-Alyans

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A Vampire Movie Like in the Old Times

The government secretary Lyubchinsky Andrej Vasilevich (Konstantin Kryukov) and his servant Paramon arrive at an old monastery in the Carpathian Mountains to bring an invitation from the czar to the local monk Lavr (Mikhail Porechenkov) to move to the capital. However Lavr refuses since the local village needs his services and Andrej and his servant stumble upon the beautiful villager Milena (Aglaya Shilovskaya) in a lake nearby the road while returning to Moscow. Paramon is accidentally wounded by Milena and she brings them home to treat the man. Soon Milena and Andrej fall in love with each other. Meanwhile the Master of the Vampires Strigev is brought back to his castle in the mountains by two servants with the intention of raising an army of vampires and capture Milena, whose blood is capable to let the vampires live under the sun. The battle between evil and good are about to start.

"Vurdalaki" is a great Russian vampire movie that recalls the good films from the old times, with vampires afraid of crosses, sun and holy water. The story and screenplay are attractive, combining creepy moments with funny ones. The cast is excellent with a great chemistry between the gorgeous Aglaya Shilovskaya and Konstantin Kryukov. The cinematography is top-notch and one of the most beautiful in recent releases. It is difficult to understand why this film is so underrated in IMDb. My vote is eight.

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