On a college trip to remote Northern forests, one of the students - Marina - encounters a burial site of an ancient witch, and is possessed by the spirits of the past. Now Marina and her companions must take part in the millennia old fight between good and evil, involving lake witches, sorcerers, and ancient forces from the myths.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unhinged creature designs that commit to the bit.
Production
Misty forest atmosphere that punches above its budget.
Director
Anton Megerdichev
Svetlana Ivanova
Marina
Ivan Zhidkov
Kostya
Elena Panova
Khelvi
Ilya Alekseev
Artur
Sergey Ugryumov
Aleksandr
Mariya Kozhevnikova
Vika
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Old woman
Vladimir Nosik
Sergey Rudolfovich
Denis Yushechkin
Dzhordan
Kseniya Radchenko
Valya
Aleksandra Valker
Ira Antikaynen
Natalya Voloshina
Aynike
Zakhar Khungureev
Khayyam
Olga Grishova
Queen of the Witches
Evgeniy Atarik
Assistant Aleksandr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pulls heavily from Slavic water spirit mythology — rusalki and vodyanoy lore repurposed for modern horror.
Director Megerdichev later directed Vertical, Russia's 2019 Everest disaster hit — this was his scrappy genre apprenticeship.
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