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Ghouls

Original title: Vurdalaki
  • 20172017
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
936
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POPULARITY
61,761
12,930
Ghouls (2017)
ActionFantasyHorror
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 exper... Read allIn 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 ... Read allIn 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 servan... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
936
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
61,761
12,930
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    • Director
      • Sergey Ginzburg
    • Writers
      • Aleksey Karaulov
      • Evgeny Kolyadintsev
      • Tikhon Kornev
    • Stars
      • Lera Arefyeva
      • Anna Arlanova
      • Yuliya Aug
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sergey Ginzburg
    • Writers
      • Aleksey Karaulov
      • Evgeny Kolyadintsev
      • Tikhon Kornev
    • Stars
      • Lera Arefyeva
      • Anna Arlanova
      • Yuliya Aug
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    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Konstantin Kryukov and Aglaya Shilovskaya in Ghouls (2017)
    Mikhail Porechenkov and Konstantin Kryukov in Ghouls (2017)
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    Lera Arefyeva
    • Marika
    Anna Arlanova
    • Zdenka
    • (as Arlanova Rozova Anna)
    Yuliya Aug
    Yuliya Aug
    • Mama Mariki
    Anatoliy Gushchin
    • Lukach
    Igor Khripunov
    Igor Khripunov
    • Turok
    Konstantin Kryukov
    Konstantin Kryukov
    • Andrey
    Roman Madyanov
    Roman Madyanov
    • Paramon
    Konstantin Milovanov
    • Georgi
    Mikhail Porechenkov
    Mikhail Porechenkov
    • Lavr
    Andrey Rudenskiy
    Andrey Rudenskiy
    • Vitold
    Aglaya Shilovskaya
    • Milena
    Ivan Shmakov
    • Misha
    Ekaterina Stulova
    Ekaterina Stulova
    • Ghoul at grave
    Mikhail Zhigalov
    Mikhail Zhigalov
    • Gorcha
    • Director
      • Sergey Ginzburg
    • Writers
      • Aleksey Karaulov
      • Evgeny Kolyadintsev
      • Tikhon Kornev
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film is an adaptation of a story written in 1839, "La Famille du Vourdalak. Fragment inedit des Memoires d'un inconnu'', by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy. The original story took place in Serbia.

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    Top review
    8/10
    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.

    Title (Brazil): "Vamps - Morte Não Existe para o Amor" ("Vamps- Death does not Exist for Love")
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    • Aug 12, 2018

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2017 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official site
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Vamps
    • Filming locations
      • Crimea, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Gorad
      • VVP-Alyans
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    • Budget
      • RUR 162,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $782,438
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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