A 79-minute Russian thriller where everyone wants the dead guy's money. Guess who else ends up dead?
Russia, end of XIX century. In an abandoned estate near St. Petersburg is a series of mysterious murders of villagers. Arrived at the scene of the crime agent of the provincial investigation Arsenyev begins the investigation. In the number of suspects fall all — after all, we are talking about a huge legacy of the old master. But the result of the investigation is unexpected even for an experienced detective.
Production
Cramped estate location does heavy lifting for dread
Costume
Late-period imperial Russia on what looks like ten rubles
Director
Vasily Serikov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Vasily Serikov made exactly two feature films; this was his swan song.
Released during Russia's post-Soviet genre film boom, when local thrillers tried mimicking Hollywood formulas on shoestrings.
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